Pediatric low-grade glioma survivors experience high quality of life.
Childs Nerv Syst 2011;
27:1895-902. [PMID:
21538130 DOI:
10.1007/s00381-011-1467-0]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2011] [Accepted: 04/15/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to determine pediatric low-grade glioma survivors' quality of life and late morbidity including motor, sensory, and cognitive deficits.
METHODS
We surveyed 49 survivors and their parents (KINDL questionnaire).
RESULTS
Despite tumor and treatment-associated morbidity, survivors (25 boys and 24 girls, median age at diagnosis 7.8 years), but not their parents, rated their total quality of life higher than their peers. Although all survivors had some late morbidity, half of them were able to conduct their daily lives without restriction.
CONCLUSION
These results reflect survivors' effective coping mechanisms and underscore the difficulties of assessing quality of life in pediatric populations.
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