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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Life-space, frailty, and health-related quality of life

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2021
Abstract Introduction Life-space and frailty are closely linked to health-related quality of life and understanding their inter-relationship could indicate potential intervention targets for improving quality of life.
Chitalu, Petronella   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Adult Measures of General Health and Health‐Related Quality of Life

open access: yesArthritis care & research, 2020
s was very high (intraclass correlation coefficient 0.996). Any disagreements were resolved through a discussion between all authors. Given the large number of potentially relevant measures identified, only those measures that were used at least 4 times ...
L. Busija   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Review of Literature on Health-Related Quality of Life of Retinoblastoma Survivors. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: Retinoblastoma is a malignant tumor of the eye that typically presents in early childhood and occurs in approximately 1 in 20,000 births. While active treatment of the tumor is typically completed in childhood, survivors often suffer from ...
Belson, Paula J   +4 more
core  

Health-related quality of life in people with severe aphasia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQL) measures are increasingly used to help us understand the impact of disease or disability on a person's life and to measure the effectiveness of interventions.
Byng, S., Hilari, K.
core   +1 more source

Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health-Related Quality of Life or Quality of Medical Service? Current challenges for family doctors

open access: yesFamily Medicine & Primary Care Review, 2016
Maximizing Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is one of the most important goals in the work of the family doctor. Providing a high quality of medical services (QMS) should be among the most important challenges in primary health care organizations ...
Krzysztof Kanecki   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Silver Diamine Fluoride and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to study the association between Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life as assessed by “The Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale” questionnaire.
Javdan, Nazafarin
core   +2 more sources

Owner perceptions of their cat's quality of life when treated with a modified University of Wisconsin-Madison protocol for lymphoma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The objectives of this study were to assess owner perceptions of their cat’s quality of life during treatment for lymphoma with a doxorubicin-containing multi-agent chemotherapy protocol, whether various health-related parameters correlated with quality ...
Anneliese J Stell   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Patient‐Level Barriers and Facilitators to Inpatient Physical Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hematological Malignancy: A Qualitative Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite their increased risk for functional impairment resulting from cancer and its treatments, few adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a hematological malignancy receive the recommended or therapeutic dose of exercise per week during inpatient hospitalizations.
Jennifer A. Kelleher   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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