TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-perception and quality of life in adolescents during treatment for a primary malignant bone tumour
AU - Van Riel, Christel A.H.P.
AU - Meijer-van den Bergh, Esther E.M.
AU - Kemps, Hennie L.M.
AU - Feuth, Ton
AU - Schreuder, Hendrik W.B.
AU - Hoogerbrugge, Peter M.
AU - De Groot, Imelda J.M.
AU - Mavinkurve-Groothuis, Annelies M.C.
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - Purpose: Adolescents experience physical and psychosocial changes as part of their normal development. It can be hypothesized that they have lower scores on Quality of Life (QoL) and self-perception when additional changes occur due to cancer treatment. The purpose of our study was to assess self-perception and QoL of adolescents during or up to three months after adjuvant treatment for a primary malignant bone tumour. Methods: Ten adolescent patients (median age of 15 years) were included. Every patient was matched with two healthy peers. Participants completed the dutch version of the Self Perception Profile of Adolescents (SPPA) to measure self-perception and the KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire for QoL. For both instruments, normative data were available. Results: Adolescents with a bone tumour had consistently lower scores on QoL as compared to healthy peers. Significantly on domains: physical well-being (P<0.002), autonomy (P=0.02), social support (P=0.04) and school environment (P=0.02). Scores on self-perception in this group were similar in both the study and control group. Conclusions: Adolescents with a primary malignant bone tumour during or up to three months after adjuvant treatment had lower scores on QoL (KIDSCREEN-52), significantly on domains of physical well-being and social functioning. Unlike most other quality of life instruments, the KIDSCREEN-52 contains different areas of social functioning and has shown to be a useful instrument in our patient group. Scores on self-perception in this group were similar in both study and control group.
AB - Purpose: Adolescents experience physical and psychosocial changes as part of their normal development. It can be hypothesized that they have lower scores on Quality of Life (QoL) and self-perception when additional changes occur due to cancer treatment. The purpose of our study was to assess self-perception and QoL of adolescents during or up to three months after adjuvant treatment for a primary malignant bone tumour. Methods: Ten adolescent patients (median age of 15 years) were included. Every patient was matched with two healthy peers. Participants completed the dutch version of the Self Perception Profile of Adolescents (SPPA) to measure self-perception and the KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire for QoL. For both instruments, normative data were available. Results: Adolescents with a bone tumour had consistently lower scores on QoL as compared to healthy peers. Significantly on domains: physical well-being (P<0.002), autonomy (P=0.02), social support (P=0.04) and school environment (P=0.02). Scores on self-perception in this group were similar in both the study and control group. Conclusions: Adolescents with a primary malignant bone tumour during or up to three months after adjuvant treatment had lower scores on QoL (KIDSCREEN-52), significantly on domains of physical well-being and social functioning. Unlike most other quality of life instruments, the KIDSCREEN-52 contains different areas of social functioning and has shown to be a useful instrument in our patient group. Scores on self-perception in this group were similar in both study and control group.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Ewing's- and osteo-sarcoma
KW - Primary malignant bone tumour
KW - Quality of life
KW - Self-perception
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ejon.2014.01.005
DO - 10.1016/j.ejon.2014.01.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 24656419
AN - SCOPUS:84899925946
SN - 1462-3889
VL - 18
SP - 267
EP - 272
JO - European Journal of Oncology Nursing
JF - European Journal of Oncology Nursing
IS - 3
ER -