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Do professionals change their communication behaviours following a training in hypnosis-derived communication? : a feasibility study in pediatric oncology
(Elsevier, 2020-05-21)
Objectives
The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of a training in hypnotic communication techniques (HCTech) for pediatric nurses to prevent procedural pain and distress in children during venipunctures. ...
Inconsistencies between measures of cognitive dysfunction in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors : description and understanding
Cognitive dysfunction in childhood leukemia survivors
(Wiley, 2020-05-11)
Objectives
The frequency of cognitive difficulties in childhood cancer survivors varies according to the measurement strategy. The goal of this research is to (a) describe agreements and differences between measures of ...
Changes in hair cortisol and self-reported stress measures following mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) : a proof-of-concept study in pediatric hematology-oncology professionals
(Elsevier, 2020-10-23)
Background and purpose
Little data is available on the effect of mindfulness amongst pediatric hematology-oncology professionals. The purpose was to further document change in biological and psychological stress following ...
A phase 2 study of trametinib for patients with pediatric glioma or plexiform neurofibroma with refractory tumor and activation of the MAPK/ERK pathway
(BMC, 2019-12-27)
Background
Pediatric low-grade gliomas (PLGG) are the most frequent brain tumors in children. Up to 50% will be refractory to conventional chemotherapy. It is now known that the majority of PLGG have activation of the ...
A portrait of self-reported health and distress in parents whose child died of cancer
(SAGE, 2020-09-20)
Grieving a child following cancer is a substantially difficult task. The objectives of this
research were: 1) to describe current quality of life (QoL), psychological distress and
symptoms of grief of bereaved parents, ...
Does practising hypnosis-derived communication techniques by oncology nurses translate into reduced pain and distress in their patients? : an exploratory study
(SAGE, 2020-06-27)
Objectives: To explore the effects of a hypnotic communication (HC) training for
pediatric nurses in decreasing patients’ pain and distress during venipunctures. Methods: A 4-
day theoretical and practical HC training ...
Could we use parent report as a valid proxy of child report on anxiety, depression, and distress? : a systematic investigation of father–mother–child triads in children successfully treated for leukemia
(Wiley, 2017-10-19)
Background
Systematic assessment of emotional distress is recommended in after care. Yet, it is unclear if parent report may be used as a proxy of child report. The aim of this study was to assess agreements and differences ...
Psychological risk in long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and its association with functional health status : A PETALE cohort study
(Wiley, 2018-08-07)
Background: Recent research has suggested that long-term pediatric cancer survivors were at risk of important physical and psychological morbidities. To date, we do not know to what extent functional health status contributes ...
Contributing factors of unmet needs among young adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia with comorbidities
Unmet needs of childhood leukemia survivors
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2020-09-14)
Purpose: This study aimed to: (1) describe the domains and levels of unmet needs of young adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (cALL) with comorbidities, and (2) to explore the factors associated with ...
Quality of life, treatment beliefs, and treatment satisfaction in children treated for primary immunodeficiency with SCIg
(Springer, 2017-06-08)
Despite the development of subcutaneous treatment, children and adolescents with primary immunodeficiency (PID) are vulnerable to a lower quality of life (QoL) than non-clinical participants. Comparisons have been offered ...