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Factors influencing agreement between child self-report and parent proxy-reports on the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL) generic core scalesJoanne Cremeens
Division of Behavioral Medicine, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
Health Qual Life Outcomes 4:58. 2006....
Development of a parent version of the Manchester-Minneapolis quality of life survey for use by parents and carers of UK children: MMQL-UK (PF)Hayley A Hutchings
School of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Health Qual Life Outcomes 6:19. 2008....
Growth hormone treatment and quality of life among survivors of childhood cancerC Eiser
Cancer Research UK Child and Family Research Group, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Horm Res 63:300-4. 2005....
Reassurance following breast screening recall for female survivors of Hodgkin's lymphomaKate Absolom
University of Sheffield, Department of Psychology, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TP, UK
Breast 16:590-6. 2007..All but one woman intended to attend future screening. Women are keen to take advantage of screening and experience relatively little distress...
The value of the PedsQLTM in assessing quality of life in survivors of childhood cancerC Eiser
Cancer Research UK Child, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Child Care Health Dev 29:95-102. 2003..To determine differences in ratings of quality of life (QOL) depending on respondent (mother or child) and implications for the validity of measures of QOL, and interpretation of scores...
Psychosocial issues and quality of lifeChristine Eiser
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Semin Oncol 36:275-80. 2009..Attempts to improve knowledge, re-integrate into normal life and work, and promote self-care (eg, awareness of risks associated with smoking) are described...
Assessment of health-related quality of life after bone cancer in young people: easier said than doneChristine Eiser
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Eur J Cancer 45:1744-7. 2009..Survivors of bone tumours (osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma) may be more vulnerable to compromised HRQOL than survivors of other cancers given their poor physical functioning...
Follow-up care for young adult survivors of cancer: lessons from pediatricsChristine Eiser
Department of Psychology, Western Bank, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TP, UK
J Cancer Surviv 1:75-86. 2007..In this paper we propose that management of cancer survivors diagnosed in young adulthood (18-45 years) could benefit from experience gained treating survivors of childhood cancer...
Beyond survival: quality of life and follow-up after childhood cancerChristine Eiser
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
J Pediatr Psychol 32:1140-50. 2007..To discuss (a) the impact of late physical and psychological effects on quality of life (QOL) among survivors of childhood cancer, (b) the rationale for providing follow-up care, and (c) potential value for survivors...
Implications of cancer for school attendance and behaviorChristine Eiser
Department of Psychology, CRC Child and Family Research Group, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Med Pediatr Oncol 38:317-9. 2002
No pain, no gain? Integrating QoL assessment in paediatricsChristine Eiser
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TP, UK
Arch Dis Child 92:379-80. 2007
Learning difficulties in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)C Eiser
Department of Psychology, Western Bank, Sheffield UK
Pediatr Rehabil 4:105-18. 2001..Where there are no indications of differences in survival, there would seem to be implications for reducing as far as possible the use of CNS directed therapy among young children treated for leukaemia...
Examining the psychological consequences of surviving childhood cancer: systematic review as a research method in pediatric psychologyC Eiser
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, England
J Pediatr Psychol 25:449-60. 2000..To report the results of a systematic review to determine the psychological consequences of surviving childhood cancer...
The development of a theoretically driven generic measure of quality of life for children aged 6-12 years: a preliminary reportC Eiser
Child and Family Research Group, University of Sheffield, UK
Child Care Health Dev 26:445-56. 2000..The theoretical model adopted is based on an assumption that poorer QoL is the result of discrepancies between an individual's actual ('like me') and ideal self ('how I would like to be')...
A review of measures of quality of life for children with chronic illnessC Eiser
CRC Child and Family Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TP, UK
Arch Dis Child 84:205-11. 2001..To identify currently available generic and disease specific measures of quality of life (QoL) for work with children; and make recommendations about the future development and application of QoL measures...
Follow-up after childhood cancer: evaluation of a three-level modelChristine Eiser
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, and Academic Unit of Clinical Oncology, Cancer Research Centre, Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield S10 2TP, United Kingdom
Eur J Cancer 42:3186-90. 2006..Developing strategies for the long term follow-up of survivors of childhood cancer. BMJ 2001;323:271-274]...
The measurement of quality of life in children: past and future perspectivesC Eiser
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
J Dev Behav Pediatr 22:248-56. 2001..Despite the practical difficulties identified, measurement of QoL remains of central interest to all those concerned with the well-being of children...
Can parents rate their child's health-related quality of life? Results of a systematic reviewC Eiser
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, UK
Qual Life Res 10:347-57. 2001..All of these results may be dependent on the specific measure of HRQoL employed. There remain strong arguments for obtaining information from both parents and children whenever possible...
Parenting the premature infant: balancing vulnerability and quality of lifeC Eiser
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 46:1169-77. 2005..Relationships between child quality of life (QOL), maternal well-being and parenting were explored in a questionnaire study...
The legacy of sperm banking: how fertility monitoring and disposal of sperm are linked with views of cancer treatmentC Eiser
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TP, UK
Hum Reprod 26:2791-8. 2011..The aims here were to determine the views of men regarding personal benefits of sperm banking, and the advantages and disadvantages of fertility monitoring and disposal in the longer term...
Mothers' explanations of communicating past health and future risks to survivors of childhood cancerSally Ann Clarke
Child and Family Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry 13:157-70. 2008..Medical staff should also take extra care to ensure that mothers are aware of genetic counselling services and how to access them before the child is discharged from specialist care...
Predictors of clinic satisfaction among adult survivors of childhood cancerKate Absolom
Department of Psychology, Western Bank, University of Sheffield, Child and Family Research Group, Sheffield, S10 2TP, UK
Eur J Cancer 42:1421-7. 2006..Survivors' understanding of the purpose of follow-up is also integral in determining satisfaction...
HRQOL implications of treatment with dexamethasone for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)Christine Eiser
Cancer Research UK Professor of Child Health Psychology, Child and Family Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Pediatr Blood Cancer 46:35-9. 2006..We compared the HRQOL and behavior in children randomized to receive both these agents...
Ovarian failure following cancer treatment: current management and quality of lifeKate Absolom
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TP, UK
Hum Reprod 23:2506-12. 2008..This study examined the (i) prevalence and management of ovarian failure and (ii) quality-of-life implications of early menopause (EM)...
Measurement properties of the UK-English version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL) generic core scalesPenney Upton
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK
Health Qual Life Outcomes 3:22. 2005..This study developed a UK-English version of PedsQL generic module and assessed its performance in a group of UK children and their parents...
Satisfaction with follow-up consultations among younger adults treated for cancer: the role of quality of life and psychological variablesGisela Michel
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, UK
Psychooncology 20:813-22. 2011..Our aims were to describe satisfaction with routine follow-up and association between monitoring/blunting and satisfaction with care...
Comparison of self-reported late effects with medical records among survivors of childhood cancerNaomi Taylor
University of Sheffield Medical School, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield, UK
Eur J Cancer 46:1069-78. 2010..We report prevalence of morbidity in a cohort of survivors from South Yorkshire based on: (i) case-note analysis and (ii) self-reported late effects (parent-reported for under-16s)...
Health promotion for survivors of childhood cancer: a minimal interventionKate Absolom
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TP, UK
Patient Educ Couns 55:379-84. 2004..We recommend that methods to encourage central processing should be routinely included when providing children with health information...
The measurement of health-related quality of life (QOL) in paediatric clinical trials: a systematic reviewSally Ann Clarke
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, UK
Health Qual Life Outcomes 2:66. 2004..The goal of much care in chronic childhood illness is to improve quality of life (QOL). However, surveys suggest QOL measures are not routinely included. In addition, there is little consensus about the quality of many QOL measures...
Quality of life in children newly diagnosed with cancer and their mothersChristine Eiser
CR UK Child and Family Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, S10 2TP, UK
Health Qual Life Outcomes 3:29. 2005....
Body image of children and adolescents with cancer: A systematic reviewSheng Yu Fan
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TP, UK
Body Image 6:247-56. 2009..Future research should also adopt broader definitions of BI, and cancer-specific age-appropriate BI measures are needed to increase sensitivity of this work...
Sexual functioning in male survivors of lymphoma: a systematic review (CME)Emily Arden-Close
University of Sheffield Department of Psychology, Sheffield, UK University of Sheffield School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Academic Unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Sheffield, UK
J Sex Med 8:1833-41. 2011..Survival rates are now excellent, but treatment is associated with a number of side effects including sexual dysfunction with potential implications for compromised quality of life (QoL)...
Parental communication and children's behaviour following diagnosis of childhood leukaemiaSally Ann Clarke
Department of Psychology, Cancer Research, Child Health Psychology, Child and Family Research Group, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TP, UK
Psychooncology 14:274-81. 2005..In addition, parents' perceptions of childhood cancer affect the way they communicate with their child. These findings may be used to inform training packages in order to facilitate improved communication amongst health professionals...
Follow-up care for childhood cancer survivors: a focus group analysisEmily A Earle
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Child and Family Research Group, Sheffield S10 2TP, United Kingdom
Eur J Cancer 41:2882-6. 2005..Changes to service delivery must take account of individual needs and expectations. Possible limitations of focus group methods (recruitment, bias reduction, methods of analysis and influence of other participants' views) are discussed...
Surviving childhood cancer: quality of life and parental regulatory focusChristine Eiser
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TP, UK
Pers Soc Psychol Bull 30:123-33. 2004..These effects were independent of a main effect for type of cancer, with survivors of ALL having higher QOL...
Health behaviours in childhood cancer survivors: a systematic reviewSally Ann Clarke
Child and Family Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TP, UK
Eur J Cancer 43:1373-84. 2007..To review (1) prevalence and predictors of risk behaviours especially smoking and (2) values of interventions to reduce risk behaviours in childhood cancer survivors...
Follow-up care for cancer survivors: views of the younger adultK Absolom
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2SJ, UK
Br J Cancer 101:561-7. 2009..We report the views of 309 adult cancer survivors (aged 18-45 years) on provision of follow-up and preferences for care...
Health-related quality of life in a clinical sample of obese children and adolescentsAfsane Riazi
Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Surrey, UK
Health Qual Life Outcomes 8:134. 2010....
Mothers' perceptions of children's quality of life following early diagnosis and treatment for retinoblastoma (Rb)Linda Sheppard
CR UK Child and Family Health Group, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, UK
Child Care Health Dev 31:137-42. 2005..However, based on standardized questionnaire, they show compromised QoL. We consider that excellent survival rates in Rb are matched with good QoL according to mothers' report...
Measuring quality of lifeChristine Eiser
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Arch Dis Child 92:348-50. 2007..Although the assessment of QoL in children remains challenging, its value is increasingly recognised by both researchers and clinicians...
Follow-up care for cancer survivors: the views of cliniciansD M Greenfield
Academic Unit of Clinical Oncology, Weston Park Hospital, WhithamRoad, Sheffield S10 2SJ, UK
Br J Cancer 101:568-74. 2009..Evidence for the efficacy of late effects surveillance in adult cancer survivors is lacking and there is little agreement among clinicians on appropriate follow-up care...
Follow-up care after childhood cancer: survivors' expectations and preferences for careG Michel
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TP, UK
Eur J Cancer 45:1616-23. 2009....
A generic measure of Quality of Life for children aged 3-8 years: results of two preliminary studiesJ Lawford
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, UK
Pediatr Rehabil 4:197-207. 2001..Child and parent scores on the two measures were not correlated (p = 0.23). These studies highlight the difficulties in obtaining self-report QoL data from children below 5 years...
Health-related quality of life and financial impact of caring for a child with Thalassaemia Major in the UKS A Clarke
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S102TP, UK
Child Care Health Dev 36:118-22. 2010..Our aim was to determine health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children with TM living in the UK, and the impact of caring for a child receiving National Health Service treatment on family finances...
Exploring links between the concepts of Quality of Life and resilienceJ Lawford
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, UK
Pediatr Rehabil 4:209-16. 2001..Further empirical work is needed to explore explicitly the relationship between these two related psychological concepts, and establish how well resilience can help explain individual variation in QoL reports in young children...
Issues in measuring quality of life in childhood cancer: measures, proxies, and parental mental healthY H Vance
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 42:661-7. 2001..Assumptions that concordance between child and parent ratings of QOL is a necessary requirement for new measures of QOL are challenged...
Quality-of-life measures in chronic diseases of childhoodC Eiser
Department of Pyschology, University of Sheffield, UK
Health Technol Assess 5:1-157. 2001..appropriate are adult measures for use with children? (3) To what extent do child self-reports correspond with assessments made by parents and carers? (4) How feasible and reliable are proxy measures of QoL in different disease contexts?..
The school experience of the child with cancerY H Vance
CRC Child and Family Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK
Child Care Health Dev 28:5-19. 2002..Additionally, we reviewed interventions aimed at promoting successful school re-entry for children with cancer, and increasing classmates and teachers understanding of childhood cancer...
School experiences after treatment for a brain tumourP Upton
CR UK Child and Family Research Unit, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TP, UK
Child Care Health Dev 32:9-17. 2006....
The effects of growth hormone treatment on health-related quality of life in childrenL Sheppard
CR UK Child and Family Health Group, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Horm Res 65:243-9. 2006..We adopted a longitudinal design involving consecutive patients and their families attending clinic over an 18-month period. Mothers and children were invited to complete questionnaires before GHT (T1) and 6 months later (T2)...
Banking sperm is only the first of many decisions for men: what healthcare professionals and men need to knowAllan A Pacey
Academic Unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, The Jessop Wing, Sheffield, UK
Hum Fertil (Camb) 14:208-17. 2011..We argue that sperm banking should be considered as a series of decisions, all involving implications for fertility, contraception and social and psychological adjustment to cancer...
Parenting a child with cancer: promotion and prevention-focused parentingChristine Eiser
Cancer Research UK Child and Family Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1O 2TP, UK
Pediatr Rehabil 5:215-21. 2002..Furthermore, prevention focus was related to child QoL, regardless of diagnosis. The study points toward the value of further development of RFT in clinical contexts...
Children and their parents assessing the doctor-patient interaction: a rating system for doctors' communication skillsJim Crossley
Sheffield Children s Hospital, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TH, UK
Med Educ 39:820-8. 2005..This study evaluates the feasibility and reliability of children and their families assessing the quality of paediatricians' interactions using a rating instrument developed specifically for this purpose...
Health-related quality of life in survivors of lymphoma: a systematic review and methodological critiqueEmily Arden-Close
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TP, UK
Leuk Lymphoma 51:628-40. 2010..Given the increasing numbers of patients living with lymphoma, controlled studies using appropriate measures are required to determine the HRQoL consequences associated with the condition...
Use of quality of life measures in clinical trialsChristine Eiser
CR UK Child and Family Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Ambul Pediatr 4:395-9. 2004..We noted some methodological difficulties associated with measuring QOL over time. These include allowing for maturation and accounting for response shift, or children's propensity to change their internal standards for assessing QOL...
Benefit finding in survivors of childhood cancer and their parents: further empirical support for the Benefit Finding Scale for ChildrenG Michel
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield
Child Care Health Dev 36:123-9. 2010....
Costs of caring for a child with cancer: a questionnaire surveyC Eiser
Department of Psychology, The University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, UK
Child Care Health Dev 33:455-9. 2007..The impact of these extra costs for UK families and the extent to which help from charities and government benefits is able to alleviate this is unknown...
Development of a measure of the health-related quality of life of children in public careP Upton
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Child Care Health Dev 31:409-15. 2005....
'Building a new normality': mothers' experiences of caring for a child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemiaE A Earle
Child and Family Research Group, Department of Psychology, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Child Care Health Dev 33:155-60. 2007....
Interpretations of Risk and Expectations of Change among Individuals with Types 1 and 2 DiabetesJ Richard Eiser
University of Sheffield, UK
J Health Psychol 7:701-11. 2002..Our findings emphasize the importance of distinguishing Types 1 and 2 diabetes in accounts of patients' expectations and motivation for self-management...
Health-related quality of life in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic reviewSheng Yu Fan
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 8:559-64.e1-10. 2010....
Caring for a child with cancer--a systematic reviewYvonne Vance
Cancer Research UK Child and Family Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Pediatr Blood Cancer 42:249-53. 2004..These findings may be helpful for clinic staff to understand parents' reactions, and may also inform the content of intervention programs...
Children's behaviour following diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a qualitative longitudinal studyEmily Anne Earle
University of Sheffield, UK
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry 12:281-93. 2007..They also have implications for the development of child-centred age-specific measures of quality of life in children treated for ALL...
What can we learn from other illnesses?C Eiser
Cancer Research UK Child and Family Research Group, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
J Cyst Fibros 2:58-60. 2003..We are increasingly concerned about quality of life (QOL) as well as quantity of survival. In expanding on the thesis that much can be learned from other diseases, I am going to use QOL as an example...
Pilot study of a novel educational programme for 11-16 year olds with type 1 diabetes mellitus: the KICk-OFF courseH Waller
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Arch Dis Child 93:927-31. 2008....
The development of an innovative education curriculum for 11-16 yr old children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM)Julie Knowles
Sheffield Children s NHS Trust, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, and Northern General Hospital, Clinical Sciences Centre, Western Bank, Sheffield, UK
Pediatr Diabetes 7:322-8. 2006..To ensure that the course format meets the developmental, intellectual and social needs of children and adolescents and is delivered using educationally sound techniques...
Health-related quality of life in survivors of BMT for paediatric malignancy: a systematic review of the literatureS A Clarke
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, UK
Bone Marrow Transplant 42:73-82. 2008..Identification of pre-transplant variables associated with long-term HRQL is invaluable to inform early psychological intervention and facilitate positive adjustment...
Surviving cancer; what does it mean for you? An evaluation of a clinic based intervention for survivors of childhood cancerC Eiser
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK
Psychooncology 9:214-20. 2000..The intervention included an information booklet, treatment summary and separate information sheets, which were explained to survivors as part of routine follow-up care...
Adolescents' and their parents' views on the acceptability and design of a new diabetes education programme: a focus group analysisH Waller
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Child Care Health Dev 31:283-9. 2005..We aimed to seek the views of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents regarding (i) the acceptability of the new programme and (ii) practical aspects regarding course design and delivery...
Mothers' attitudes to the randomized controlled trial (RCT): the case of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in childrenC Eiser
Cancer Research UK Professor of Child Health Psychology, Child and Family Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, UK
Child Care Health Dev 31:517-23. 2005..However, the decision for families is complex and emotional. Our aim was to describe the views of mothers of children newly diagnosed with ALL regarding consent to randomized controlled trials...
Male sex and low physical activity are associated with reduced spine bone mineral density in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaV Tillmann
Department of Child Health, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank, United Kingdom
J Bone Miner Res 17:1073-80. 2002..Overall, survivors of ALL were physically less active than their healthy controls and lower activity correlated with lower lumbar BMD(vol) and higher %FM(adj)...
Brief report: assessing the impact of rating scale type, types of items, and age on the measurement of school-age children's self-reported quality of lifeJoanne Cremeens
Division of Behavioral Medicine, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, 332 North Lauderdale, Mail Stop No 740, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 2794, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 32:132-8. 2007..To examine the effect of age, scale, and item type on the reliability and reproducibility of children's quality-of-life (QOL) responses...
Extent of smoking and age at initiation of smoking among adult survivors of childhood cancer in BritainClare Frobisher
Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Centre for Childhood Cancer Survivor Studies, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
J Natl Cancer Inst 100:1068-81. 2008....
Parent-child agreement across child health-related quality of life instruments: a review of the literaturePenney Upton
Department of Psychology and Health Sciences, University of Worcester, Worcester WR2 6AJ, UK
Qual Life Res 17:895-913. 2008..To systematically review the literature published since 1999 on paediatric health-related quality of life (HRQL) in relation to parent-child agreement...
Discovering and addressing the client's lay construct of genetic disease: an important aspect of genetic healthcare?Heather Skirton
University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
Res Theory Nurs Pract 17:339-52. 2003..The information provided during the genetic counseling process may not be novel to the client, and will be received against a background of the client's previous knowledge about the condition...
Characteristics of health-related self-report measures for children aged three to eight years: a review of the literatureJoanne Cremeens
Division of Behavioral Medicine, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
Qual Life Res 15:739-54. 2006..To review and make recommendations about the format and quality of health-related self-report measures for children aged 3-8 years...
International comparison of contributions to psychosocial research on survivors of childhood cancer: past and future considerationsBob F Last
Pediatric Psychosocial Department, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Pediatr Psychol 30:99-113. 2005..To compare the methods and designs, constructs, publication rate, and location of studies in the past 15 years of pediatric psycho-oncology research, across geographic areas and over time...
Long term survivors of childhood cancer: cure and care. The Erice statementRiccardo Haupt
Epidemiology and Biostatistics Section, Gaslini Children Hospital, Genova, Italy
Eur J Cancer 43:1778-80. 2007..The ten points reflect what the group considers essential in the survivors' cure and care...
Refusal, non-compliance, and abandonment of treatment in children and adolescents with cancer: a report of the SIOP Working Committee on Phychosocial Issues in Pediatric OncologyJohn J Spinetta
Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA
Med Pediatr Oncol 38:114-7. 2002
Children and cancerChristine Eiser
Pediatr Rehabil 5:187-9. 2002
Converting to insulin in primary care: an exploration of the needs of practice nursesColin J Greaves
Mid Devon Research Group, Wyndham House Surgery, Silverton, Devon, UK
J Adv Nurs 42:487-96. 2003..However, little is known about the potential barriers to such a change, particularly from the standpoint of the frontline staff involved...
