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Oh SM, Park SY, Lee HJ, Lee JH. Measurement Properties of Self-Report Questionnaires Measuring the Social Adjustment for Youth after Treatment of Childhood Cancer: Systematic Review. CHILD HEALTH NURSING RESEARCH 2018. [DOI: 10.4094/chnr.2018.24.1.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Caregiver perspectives on the social competence of pediatric brain tumor survivors. Support Care Cancer 2017; 25:3749-3757. [PMID: 28689249 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-017-3805-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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ᅟ: Pediatric brain tumor survivors are at risk for significant difficulties related to social competence. Little research has examined factors that contribute to survivor social problems. PURPOSE The current study is grounded in a model of social competence for youth with brain disorder and used qualitative and quantitative methods to obtain caregiver perspectives on survivor social competence and identify pertinent risk and resistance factors. METHODS The study occurred in two phases, including focus groups with 36 caregivers of 24 survivors and confirmatory interviews with 12 caregivers of 12 survivors. RESULTS Qualitative content analyses resulted in three themes that were illustrative of the model of social competence. Themes included (1) the impact of survivor sequelae on social function; (2) the role of family in evaluating and promoting survivor social development; and (3) the match between the survivor's social context and developmental needs. Quantitative data supported the associations between survivor social skills, survivor executive function, and family functioning. CONCLUSIONS Overall, findings underscore the influence of risk and resistance factors across different systems on survivor social competence and suggest directions for future research and intervention efforts.
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Biassoni V, Massimino M, Oprandi MC, Clerici CA, Veneroni L, Corti C, Schiavello E, Spreafico F, Poggi G. Rehabilitation for children and young people surviving a brain tumor, and their transition to adult services: the main challenges. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/23809000.2017.1321957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Veronica Biassoni
- Pediatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumosri, Milano, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumosri, Milano, Italy
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- Pediatric Neuro-oncology Rehabilitation, IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini (LC), Italy
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- Psychology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei tumori, Milano, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Emato-Oncology, Università Statale, Milano, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumosri, Milano, Italy
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- Pediatric Neuro-oncology Rehabilitation, IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini (LC), Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumosri, Milano, Italy
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- Pediatric Neuro-oncology Rehabilitation, IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini (LC), Italy
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Barrera M, Atenafu EG, Schulte F, Bartels U, Sung L, Janzen L, Chung J, Cataudella D, Hancock K, Saleh A, Strother D, McConnell D, Downie A, Hukin J, Zelcer S. Determinants of social competence in pediatric brain tumor survivors who participated in an intervention study. Support Care Cancer 2017; 25:2891-2898. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-017-3708-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Brain Tumors: Life After Treatment in Their Own Words. Cancer Nurs 2017; 39:134-43. [PMID: 25950583 DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000000266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND To date, there are few studies that examine the perspectives of older survivors of childhood brain tumors who are living with their families in terms of their sense of self and their role in their families. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe how adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood brain tumors describe their health-related quality of life, that is, their physical, emotional, and social functioning. METHODS This qualitative descriptive study included a purposive sample of 41 adolescent and young adult survivors of a childhood brain tumor who live with their families. Home interviews were conducted using a semistructured interview guide. Directed content analytic techniques were used to analyze data using health-related quality of life as a framework. RESULTS This group of brain tumor survivors described their everyday lives in terms of their physical health, neurocognitive functioning, emotional health, social functioning, and self-care abilities. Overall, survivors struggle for normalcy in the face of changed functioning due to their cancer and the (late) effects of their treatment. CONCLUSIONS Neurocognitive issues seemed most compelling in the narratives. The importance of families went beyond the resources, structure, and support for functioning. Their families provided the recognition that they were important beings and their existence mattered to someone. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE The value and complexity of care coordination were highlighted by the multifaceted needs of the survivors. Advocacy for appropriate and timely educational, vocational, and social support is critical as part of comprehensive cancer survivorship care.
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Wilford J, Buchbinder D, Fortier MA, Osann K, Shen V, Torno L, Sender LS, Parsons SK, Wenzel L. "She Was a Little Social Butterfly": A Qualitative Analysis of Parent Perception of Social Functioning in Adolescent and Young Adult Brain Tumor Survivors. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs 2017; 34:239-249. [PMID: 28615001 DOI: 10.1177/1043454216688660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Psychosocial sequelae of diagnosis and treatment for childhood brain tumor survivors are significant, yet little is known about their impact on adolescent and young adult (AYA) brain tumor survivors. Interviews were conducted with parents of AYA brain tumor survivors with a focus on social functioning. Semistructured interviews were conducted with English- and Spanish-speaking parents of AYA brain tumor survivors ≥10 years of age who were >2 years postdiagnosis, and analyzed using emergent themes theoretically integrated with a social neuroscience model of social competence. Twenty parents representing 19 survivors with a survivor mean age 15.7 ± 3.3 years and 10.1 ± 4.8 years postdiagnosis were interviewed. Several themes relevant to the social neuroscience social competence model emerged. First, parents' perceptions of their children's impaired social functioning corroborated the model, particularly with regard to poor social adjustment, social withdrawal, impaired social information processing, and developmentally inappropriate peer communication. Second, ongoing physical and emotional sequelae of central nervous system insults were seen by parents as adversely affecting social functioning among survivors. Third, a disrupted family environment and ongoing parent psychosocial distress were experienced as salient features of daily life. We document that the aforementioned framework is useful for understanding the social impact of diagnosis and treatment on AYA brain tumor survivorship. Moreover, the framework highlights areas of intervention that may enhance social functioning for AYA brain tumor survivors.
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Ashton R. Framework for assessment of children's social competence, with particular focus on children with brain injuries. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY-CHILD 2016; 7:175-186. [PMID: 27925764 DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2016.1261701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Children's social competence is important for their general wellbeing and life satisfaction. Often it is an area identified as problematic for children brought to the attention of a psychologist, particularly for children with brain injuries. However, it can be difficult to pin down exactly where social difficulties lie, and therefore how best to help. The current article draws together the literature on social competence from brain injury and from more general developmental research. A hierarchical model is presented with three layers: social adjustment, social functioning, and social cognition. Additional factors likely to be relevant for children with brain injuries are noted. This framework can be used to guide psychologists' casework around social competence, aiming to provide a practical and coherent structure for assessment that can then support formulation, person centred planning, and tailored interventions.
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- Rebecca Ashton
- a Recolo UK Ltd , London , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Lanier JC, Abrams AN. Posterior fossa syndrome: Review of the behavioral and emotional aspects in pediatric cancer patients. Cancer 2016; 123:551-559. [DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Jane C. Lanier
- Department of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryMassachusetts General HospitalBoston Massachusetts
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- Department of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryMassachusetts General HospitalBoston Massachusetts
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and OncologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBoston Massachusetts
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Discrepancies among Measures of Executive Functioning in a Subsample of Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Brain Tumor: Associations with Treatment Intensity. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2016; 22:900-910. [PMID: 27667398 DOI: 10.1017/s1355617716000771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Treatments for childhood brain tumors (BT) confer substantial risks to neurological development and contribute to neuropsychological deficits in young adulthood. Evidence suggests that individuals who experience more significant neurological insult may lack insight into their neurocognitive limitations. The present study compared survivor, mother, and performance-based estimates of executive functioning (EF), and their associations with treatment intensity history in a subsample of young adult survivors of childhood BTs. METHODS Thirty-four survivors (52.9% female), aged 18 to 30 years (M=23.5; SD=3.4), 16.1 years post-diagnosis (SD=5.9), were administered self-report and performance-based EF measures. Mothers also rated survivor EF skills. Survivors were classified by treatment intensity history into Minimal, Average/Moderate, or Intensive/Most-Intensive groups. Discrepancies among survivor, mother, and performance-based EF estimates were compared. RESULTS Survivor-reported and performance-based measures were not correlated, although significant associations were found between mother-reported and performance measures. Survivors in the Intensive/Most-Intensive treatment group evidenced the greatest score discrepancies, reporting less executive dysfunction relative to mother-reported F(2,31)=7.81, p.05). CONCLUSIONS There may be a lack of agreement among survivor, mother, and performance-based estimates of EF skills in young adult survivors of childhood BT, and these discrepancies may be associated with treatment intensity history. Neuropsychologists should use a multi-method, multi-reporter approach to assessment of EF in this population. Providers also should be aware of these discrepancies as they may be a barrier to intervention efforts. (JINS, 2016, 22, 900-910).
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Social competence in children and young people treated for a brain tumour. Support Care Cancer 2016; 24:4587-95. [PMID: 27312844 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3301-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The purposes of this study were to provide a multi-informant assessment of social competence in 8-16-year olds treated for a brain tumour (BT) and then to compare these assessment outcomes to peers. METHOD A cross-sectional, mixed (within and between group) design was used to compare a paediatric BT survivor group (n = 33) with an age-matched control group (n = 34) on two multi-informant (self-report, parent, teacher) social competence questionnaires: Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) and Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS). Demographic factors (age, gender, social economic status (SES), intellectual ability and emotional/behavioural difficulties were investigated as potential non-insult-related risk factors. RESULTS Compared to controls, the BT group was reported to have difficulties in social adjustment, interactions and information processing, on both social competence questionnaire measures by parents and teachers, but not self-report. Social competence scores for the BT group were broadly distributed within the normal-severe clinical range, with 40 % of BT survivors scoring in the clinical range for social competence difficulties on the SRS. Lower intellectual ability and emotional/behavioural difficulties accounted for some of the group differences in social competence, but group effects remained once estimated IQ and emotional/behavioural difficulties were controlled for. CONCLUSIONS Paediatric BT survivors were reported by parents and teachers to have significant difficulties at all three levels of social competence: adjustment, interaction and information processing. The results highlight the importance of routine assessment in clinic settings for social competence and emotional/behavioural difficulties in BT survivors, to promote early identification and to ensure that survivors are referred for appropriate services and intervention as part of their multi-disciplinary care package.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this article is to review the literature in the area of social competence in pediatric brain tumor survivors published in the last year. RECENT FINDINGS Research published over the past year examining the social competence of pediatric brain tumor survivors has seen the consistent application of a comprehensive conceptual framework that pertains specifically to children with brain disorders. Subsequent to the application of a comprehensive conceptual framework, more sophisticated research approaches have begun to advance our understanding of deficits among this population. Specifically, operationalization of social competence is evolving. SUMMARY Continued application of a conceptual framework and investigation into the components that comprise the framework will enhance the depth of our understanding of social competence deficits among this population. Research must continue to use innovative approaches to measuring social competence. Considerable gaps still exist with respect to identifying risk and resilience factors for social competence deficits.
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Social Competence in Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors: Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes of a Peer-Mediated Intervention. J Dev Behav Pediatr 2016; 37:475-82. [PMID: 27355881 PMCID: PMC4930377 DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000000315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary outcomes of a peer-mediated intervention to improve social competence of brain tumor survivors and classmates. METHOD Twelve childhood brain tumor survivors and 217 classroom peers in intervention (n = 8) or comparison (n = 4) classrooms completed measures of social acceptance and reputation at 2 time points in the year. The intervention (5-8 sessions over 4-6 weeks) taught peer leaders skills for engaging classmates. Individual and classroom outcomes were analyzed with analysis of covariance. RESULTS Recruitment rates of families of brain tumor survivors (81%) and schools (100%) were adequate. Peer leaders reported satisfaction with the intervention. Preliminary outcome data trended toward some benefit in increasing the number of friend nominations for survivors of brain tumors but no changes in other peer-reported metrics. Preliminary results also suggested some positive effects on classroom levels of victimization and rejection. CONCLUSION A peer-mediated intervention was acceptable to families of brain tumor survivors and feasible to implement in schools. Findings warrant a larger trial to evaluate improvements for children with brain tumors and their peers.
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Willard VW, Allen TM, Hardy KK, Bonner MJ. Social functioning in survivors of pediatric brain tumors: Contribution of neurocognitive and social-cognitive skills. CHILDRENS HEALTH CARE 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/02739615.2015.1124769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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