Quality of Life in Childhood Cancer Survivors

ISBN-13: 9783847377382 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 104 str.

Ahmed Adel Abdelrahamn Shahinda;Alsamahy Mona;Mahmoud Ashraf

Opis

This study was conducted on 30 children who were recruited from the Childhood cancer survivors clinic at the Pediatric hospital , Ainshams university. All of them have been in complete remission for at least 12 months. Assessment of the survivors Quality of life was done by using The PedsQL 4.0 Generic and Cancer. ( parent and child record). Assessment of survivors cognitive functions was done using The Wechsler intelligence scale for children. Also assessment of the presence of behavioral problems was done using Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).

O autorze

Dr.Shahinda Ahmed Adel Abdelrahman is a Pediatrician . She graduated in 1999 from Faculty of Medicine, Ainshams university. She obtained her Master degree in 2008. Her thesis about The Quality of Life of children survivng various malignancies has been one of the first studies in Egypt focusing on pediatric cancer survivors after they were cured.