Publication: A prospective follow-up of quality of life, depression, and anxiety in children with lymphoma and solid tumors
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Sargın, Yıldırım Nihal
Demirkaya, Metin
Sevinir, Betül Berrin
Güler, Salih
Vural, Ayşe Pınar
Demiröz, Candan
Çırpan, Kantarcioğlu Arzu
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Background/aim: The aim of this study was the determination and prospective follow-up of quality of life, depression, and anxiety in pediatric patients with cancer under chemotherapy, as well as the evaluation of related factors. Materials and methods: Fifty newly diagnosed pediatric cancer patients and their parents were prospectively monitored before, during, and after therapy, and tests were used. Results: Significantly lower quality of life scores were recorded during treatment, in the group with CNS tumors, in the group receiving chemotherapy plus radiotherapy plus surgery, in the inpatient-only treatment group, in the group receiving treatment for longer than 6 months, and in the group of patients whose diagnosis was delayed for more than 3 months. Total quality of life scores for children and their parents were 82.95 ± 14.59 vs. 83.61 ± 14.60 before, 54.69 ± 16.51 vs. 55.78 ± 16.05 during, and 83.88 ± 12.44 vs. 84.19 ± 13.22 at the end of treatment (P < 0.05). Anxiety and depression scores were significantly higher during treatment, in patients whose diagnoses were delayed for more than 3 months, and among inpatients. Conclusion: The quality of life of a majority of our patients was severely affected, and depression and anxiety were more frequently seen especially during treatment.
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Child, Cancer, Quality of life, Depression, Anxiety, Long-term survivors, Childhood-cancer survivors, Adult survivors, Home chemotherapy, Pediatric cancer, Psychiatric morbidity, Posttraumatic, Self-esteem, Malignancies, Adolescents, Stress, General & internal medicine
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Sargın, Y. N. vd. (2017). ''A prospective follow-up of quality of life, depression, and anxiety in children with lymphoma and solid tumors''. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, 47(4), 1078-1088.