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Health-Related Quality of Life among Children and Adolescents during Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recovery.

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Rodgers, C; Wills-Bagnato, P; Sloane, R; Hockenberry, M
Published in: Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses
September 2015

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been noted to fluctuate among children during hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recovery; however, the specific timing and associations of these changes are poorly understood. This repeated-measures study aimed to describe HRQoL changes among children and adolescents during the first 6 months of HSCT recovery and estimate the associations of demographic factors, diagnosis, transplant information, and symptoms with HRQoL. Twenty-three children and adolescents who received an allogeneic HSCT were recruited from a pediatric teaching institution in the southern United States. Demographic, diagnosis, and transplant information was obtained from the medical record. The Memorial Symptom Assessment questionnaire and the Peds Quality of Life Cancer Module (PedsQL CM) were completed at 1 month post-HSCT and then once monthly for 5 additional months. Mean HRQoL scores fluctuated during the study with the lowest mean HRQoL noted at 1 month post-HSCT and the highest mean HRQoL noted at 4 months post-HSCT. No significant differences in HRQoL scores were noted among demographic, diagnosis, or transplant factors. Feeling tired, sad, or worried or having insomnia at 1 month post-HSCT was negatively correlated to HRQoL. Nurses have opportunities to explore important issues with patients and need to be aware of fluctuations with HRQoL and factors associated with lower HRQoL during HSCT recovery.

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Published In

Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses

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EISSN

1532-8457

ISSN

1043-4542

Publication Date

September 2015

Volume

32

Issue

5

Start / End Page

329 / 336

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Quality of Life
  • Pediatric Nursing
  • Oncology Nursing
  • Nursing
  • Neoplasms
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Female
 

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Rodgers, C., Wills-Bagnato, P., Sloane, R., & Hockenberry, M. (2015). Health-Related Quality of Life among Children and Adolescents during Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recovery. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing : Official Journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses, 32(5), 329–336. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043454214563413
Rodgers, Cheryl, Patricia Wills-Bagnato, Richard Sloane, and Marilyn Hockenberry. “Health-Related Quality of Life among Children and Adolescents during Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recovery.Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing : Official Journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses 32, no. 5 (September 2015): 329–36. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043454214563413.
Rodgers C, Wills-Bagnato P, Sloane R, Hockenberry M. Health-Related Quality of Life among Children and Adolescents during Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recovery. Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses. 2015 Sep;32(5):329–36.
Rodgers, Cheryl, et al. “Health-Related Quality of Life among Children and Adolescents during Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recovery.Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing : Official Journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses, vol. 32, no. 5, Sept. 2015, pp. 329–36. Epmc, doi:10.1177/1043454214563413.
Rodgers C, Wills-Bagnato P, Sloane R, Hockenberry M. Health-Related Quality of Life among Children and Adolescents during Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recovery. Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses. 2015 Sep;32(5):329–336.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses

DOI

EISSN

1532-8457

ISSN

1043-4542

Publication Date

September 2015

Volume

32

Issue

5

Start / End Page

329 / 336

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Quality of Life
  • Pediatric Nursing
  • Oncology Nursing
  • Nursing
  • Neoplasms
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Female