Health status, health-related quality of life, and socioeconomic outcome in childhood brain tumor survivors: a German cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With rising numbers of childhood cancer survivors, somatic and socioeconomic outcome as well as health-related quality of life (QoL) gain increasing relevance. Based on the first nationwide German Survey on Life Situation, State of Health, and Quality of Life of Childhood Cancer Survivors, the VIVE survey, we report the outcome of survivors of childhood brain tumors localized in the posterior fossa.

Methods

Two hundred seventy participants with a median follow-up period of 21.9 years completed a questionnaire on socioeconomic and somatic late effects as well as a standardized QoL questionnaire (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30). Comparisons were performed between World Health Organization (WHO) grades I-II, WHO grades III-IV brain

SUBMITTER: Scholtes C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6682214 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature