Reintegration into school, kindergarten and work in families of childhood cancer survivors after a family-oriented rehabilitation program.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the situation of childhood cancer survivors and their parents before and one year after a family-oriented rehabilitation program (FOR) and to identify factors influencing reintegration.

Methods

We included parents of children diagnosed with leukemia or central nervous system tumor. We assessed parental functioning using the functioning subscale of the Ulm Quality of Life Inventory for Parents (ULQIE) and children's school/kindergarten related quality of life (parental assessment, subscale KINDL-R). Descriptive analyses, group comparisons and multiple regression analyses on data of 285 parents of 174 children diagnosed with leukemia or central nervous system tumor.

Results

Parents reported changes in their work situation (e.g., reduction of workin

SUBMITTER: Inhestern L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10954838 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature