Survivors of childhood cancer in South Australia attending a late-effects clinic: A descriptive report of psychological, cognitive, and academic late-effects

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 152-166

  Roberts, Rachel M ^a   Robins, Tamara ^a   Gannoni, Anne F ^b   Tapp, Heather ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Children   (Australia)

Author keywords

cancer; late effects; oncology; psychological problems; sluggish cognitive tempo; survivors

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; AUSTRALIA; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURVIVOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINOBLASTOMA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SLUGGISH COGNITIVE TEMPO SCORE; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898934623     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2013.873998     Document Type: Article

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