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Impact of Childhood Leukemia Treatment on Attention Measured by the Continuous Performance Test Factor Structure.

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Koerner, KM; Insel, KC; Hockenberry, MJ; Harris, LL; Taylor, OA; Moore, IM
Published in: Oncology nursing forum
July 2019

To describe the impact of central nervous system-directed treatment on attention and its relation to academic outcomes in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) survivors.51 children diagnosed with ALL at two pediatric oncology treatment centers in the southwestern United States.A prospective, longitudinal design measured attention after a child was in remission, two years after the start of treatment, and at the end of treatment. Attention measures from the Conners' Continuous Performance Test were grouped into composite subdomains based on a factor structure describing focused attention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, sustained attention, and vigilance.Children treated for ALL exhibited decreased focused attention, sustained attention, and vigilance during and at the end of treatment when compared to age- and gender-normed references.Pediatric oncology nurses are in a position to ask patients and parents about neuropsychological difficulties during ALL treatment. Patients who experience these effects are at risk for decreased academic abilities after treatment.

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Published In

Oncology nursing forum

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EISSN

1538-0688

ISSN

0190-535X

Publication Date

July 2019

Volume

46

Issue

4

Start / End Page

E98 / E106

Related Subject Headings

  • Texas
  • Survivors
  • Prospective Studies
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
  • Nursing
  • Methotrexate
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Humans
  • Female
 

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Koerner, K. M., Insel, K. C., Hockenberry, M. J., Harris, L. L., Taylor, O. A., & Moore, I. M. (2019). Impact of Childhood Leukemia Treatment on Attention Measured by the Continuous Performance Test Factor Structure. Oncology Nursing Forum, 46(4), E98–E106. https://doi.org/10.1188/19.onf.e98-e106
Koerner, Kari M., Kathleen C. Insel, Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Lynnette L. Harris, Olga A. Taylor, and Ida M. Moore. “Impact of Childhood Leukemia Treatment on Attention Measured by the Continuous Performance Test Factor Structure.Oncology Nursing Forum 46, no. 4 (July 2019): E98–106. https://doi.org/10.1188/19.onf.e98-e106.
Koerner KM, Insel KC, Hockenberry MJ, Harris LL, Taylor OA, Moore IM. Impact of Childhood Leukemia Treatment on Attention Measured by the Continuous Performance Test Factor Structure. Oncology nursing forum. 2019 Jul;46(4):E98–106.
Koerner, Kari M., et al. “Impact of Childhood Leukemia Treatment on Attention Measured by the Continuous Performance Test Factor Structure.Oncology Nursing Forum, vol. 46, no. 4, July 2019, pp. E98–106. Epmc, doi:10.1188/19.onf.e98-e106.
Koerner KM, Insel KC, Hockenberry MJ, Harris LL, Taylor OA, Moore IM. Impact of Childhood Leukemia Treatment on Attention Measured by the Continuous Performance Test Factor Structure. Oncology nursing forum. 2019 Jul;46(4):E98–E106.

Published In

Oncology nursing forum

DOI

EISSN

1538-0688

ISSN

0190-535X

Publication Date

July 2019

Volume

46

Issue

4

Start / End Page

E98 / E106

Related Subject Headings

  • Texas
  • Survivors
  • Prospective Studies
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
  • Nursing
  • Methotrexate
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Humans
  • Female