Caregivers matter: Neurological vulnerability for pediatric brain tumor survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric brain tumor survivors (PBTS) are at risk of worse quality of life (QOL) due to the impact of neurotoxic treatments on the developing nervous system. Parenting factors such as protectiveness have been linked to worse QOL in childhood cancer survivors generally, but have yet to be explored for PBTS. We examined whether parenting behaviors moderated the association between neurotoxic treatment and QOL for PBTS.

Methods

PBTS (n = 40; ages 10-25) and their caregivers (n = 47) completed measures of parenting behaviors including warmth (support/connectedness) and psychological control (protectiveness) and QOL. We divided the sample into moderate/high and low neurotoxicity groups based on chart review using the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Rating of Tr

SUBMITTER: Moscato EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10502790 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature