Psychosocial function of Dutch children with cancer and their caregivers during different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic

Marloes van Gorp; Heleen Maurice-Stam; Layla C. Teunissen; Ellen Kilsdonk; Jennifer van Dijk; Mirjam Sulkers; Wim J.E. Tissing; Raphaële R.L. van Litsenburg; Martha A. Grootenhuis

doi:10.1002/pbc.29535

Psychosocial function of Dutch children with cancer and their caregivers during different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic

Marloes van Gorp, Heleen Maurice-Stam, Layla C. Teunissen, Ellen Kilsdonk, Jennifer van Dijk, Mirjam Sulkers, Wim J.E. Tissing, Raphaële R.L. van Litsenburg, Martha A. Grootenhuis

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We compared psychosocial functioning of children with cancer and their caregivers in several phases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to before COVID-19. One or more questionnaires on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) or fatigue of children or distress of their caregivers was available from 1644 families. In children with cancer, HRQoL was stable throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Fatigue was slightly lower and sleep somewhat better during the pandemic than before. Caregiver distress was lower in the first pandemic phase, but increased to pre-COVID-19 levels in later phases, indicating that the length and consequences of the pandemic may be weighing on them.

Original language	English
Article number	e29535
Pages (from-to)	e29535
Journal	Pediatric blood & cancer
Volume	69
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.29535
Publication status	Published - Apr 2022

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COVID-19
caregivers
childhood cancer
fatigue
psychological distress
quality of life

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van Gorp, M., Maurice-Stam, H., Teunissen, L. C., Kilsdonk, E., van Dijk, J., Sulkers, M., Tissing, W. J. E., van Litsenburg, R. R. L., & Grootenhuis, M. A. (2022). Psychosocial function of Dutch children with cancer and their caregivers during different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatric blood & cancer, 69(4), e29535. [e29535]. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.29535

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