Psychosocial profile of pediatric brain tumor survivors with neurocognitive complaints.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

With more children surviving a brain tumor, neurocognitive consequences of the tumor and its treatment become apparent, which could affect psychosocial functioning. The present study therefore aimed to assess psychosocial functioning of pediatric brain tumor survivors (PBTS) in detail.

Methods

Psychosocial functioning of PBTS (8-18 years) with parent-reported neurocognitive complaints was compared to normative data on health-related quality of life (HRQOL), self-esteem, psychosocial adjustment, and executive functioning (one-sample t tests) and to a sibling control group on fatigue (independent-samples t test). Self-, parent-, and teacher-report questionnaires were included, where appropriate, providing complementary information.

Results

Eighty-two PBTS (mean

SUBMITTER: de Ruiter MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4722086 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature