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Illness Uncertainty and Quality of Life in Children With Cancer
- Source :
- Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 35:366-370
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2013.
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND Illness uncertainty is prevalent in children with cancer and has been associated with increased psychological distress. The relationship between illness uncertainty and quality of life in pediatric cancer patients remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to examine illness uncertainty as a predictor of health-related quality of life in children diagnosed with cancer. It was hypothesized that child-reported illness uncertainty would be negatively associated with child health-related quality of life. PROCEDURE Children aged 8 to 18 years old and receiving treatment for cancer were recruited to participate in this study. One hundred twenty children and their parent(s) completed measures of illness uncertainty, pain, anxiety, and quality of life during a routine visit to the Cancer Center at Children's Hospital of Orange County. RESULTS Illness uncertainty was significantly associated with child age (P=0.02), overall health-related (P
- Subjects :
- Male
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Child age
MEDLINE
Disease
Quality of life (healthcare)
Neoplasms
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Humans
Child
business.industry
Uncertainty
Cancer
Hematology
medicine.disease
Pediatric cancer
Oncology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Quality of Life
Household income
Anxiety
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10774114
- Volume :
- 35
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6dcd28e81b0705bb0530b504af43f6fe