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Quality of life and psychosocial sequelae in children undergoing hematopoietic stem‐cell transplantation: A review
Author(s) -
Tremolada Marta,
Bonichini Sabrina,
Pillon Marta,
Messina Chiara,
Carli Modesto
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pediatric transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1399-3046
pISSN - 1397-3142
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2009.01203.x
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , psychological intervention , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , transplantation , cognition , pediatrics , clinical psychology , psychiatry , surgery , nursing
This paper reviews the research published in the last 18 yr on QoL and psycho‐social sequelae in pediatric patients who have undergone HSCT. A corpus of 47 empirical studies was selected and is presented here. From this selection five main topics linked to psychological adjustment to HSCT emerged: QoL; psychological symptoms; cognitive sequelae; social adaptation; psycho‐social interventions for children. The information which emerged from the review of the literature is discussed with special attention to methodological issues. Directions for future research are proposed.