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Declines Noted in Cognitive Processes and Association With Achievement Among Children With Leukemia.

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Insel, KC; Hockenberry, MJ; Harris, LL; Koerner, KM; Lu, Z; Adkins, KB; Taylor, OA; Gundy, PM; Moore, IM
Published in: Oncology nursing forum
July 2017

To assess change in specific cognitive processes during treatment with chemotherapy only among children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). 
.A prospective, repeated measures design.
.Pediatric oncology treatment centers at Banner-University Medical Center Tucson/Banner Children's-Diamond Medical Center (University of Arizona) and Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology centers (Baylor College of Medicine) in Houston. 
.71 children with ALL, with a mean age of 6.18 years at the time of diagnosis. 
.Using mixed-effects latent growth curve modeling with time since diagnosis as a fixed effect, age-adjusted standardized measures of working memory, processing speed, executive function, and attention were obtained and repeated about one and two years later. A subsample was tested for academic achievement at the end of treatment.
.Verbal working memory, visual spatial memory, processing speed, academic achievement, age, and gender. 
.A significant main effect was observed for age at diagnosis on decline in verbal working memory during treatment. Planned contrasts revealed greater decline among children who were diagnosed when aged younger than five years compared to those diagnosed when aged five years or older. Decline in verbal working memory and achievement in letter-word identification and calculation skills were associated, and decline in spatial memory was associated with calculation. A main effect of gender was observed on processing speed, with female patients showing greater decline than male patients. 
.Findings from this study may guide the timing of interventions that could improve school achievement among survivors. 
.Children undergoing treatment for ALL may experience issues with verbal working memory and increased difficulty in school. Nurses are in a position to refer parents and children to school resources for additional academic support.

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Published In

Oncology nursing forum

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EISSN

1538-0688

ISSN

0190-535X

Publication Date

July 2017

Volume

44

Issue

4

Start / End Page

503 / 511

Related Subject Headings

  • Texas
  • Prospective Studies
  • Nursing
  • Male
  • Leukemia
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Educational Measurement
 

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Insel, K. C., Hockenberry, M. J., Harris, L. L., Koerner, K. M., Lu, Z., Adkins, K. B., … Moore, I. M. (2017). Declines Noted in Cognitive Processes and Association With Achievement Among Children With Leukemia. Oncology Nursing Forum, 44(4), 503–511. https://doi.org/10.1188/17.onf.503-511
Insel, Kathleen C., Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Lynette L. Harris, Kari M. Koerner, Zhenqiang Lu, Kristin B. Adkins, Olga A. Taylor, Patricia M. Gundy, and Ida M. Moore. “Declines Noted in Cognitive Processes and Association With Achievement Among Children With Leukemia.Oncology Nursing Forum 44, no. 4 (July 2017): 503–11. https://doi.org/10.1188/17.onf.503-511.
Insel KC, Hockenberry MJ, Harris LL, Koerner KM, Lu Z, Adkins KB, et al. Declines Noted in Cognitive Processes and Association With Achievement Among Children With Leukemia. Oncology nursing forum. 2017 Jul;44(4):503–11.
Insel, Kathleen C., et al. “Declines Noted in Cognitive Processes and Association With Achievement Among Children With Leukemia.Oncology Nursing Forum, vol. 44, no. 4, July 2017, pp. 503–11. Epmc, doi:10.1188/17.onf.503-511.
Insel KC, Hockenberry MJ, Harris LL, Koerner KM, Lu Z, Adkins KB, Taylor OA, Gundy PM, Moore IM. Declines Noted in Cognitive Processes and Association With Achievement Among Children With Leukemia. Oncology nursing forum. 2017 Jul;44(4):503–511.

Published In

Oncology nursing forum

DOI

EISSN

1538-0688

ISSN

0190-535X

Publication Date

July 2017

Volume

44

Issue

4

Start / End Page

503 / 511

Related Subject Headings

  • Texas
  • Prospective Studies
  • Nursing
  • Male
  • Leukemia
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Educational Measurement