Factors influencing self- and parent-reporting health-related quality of life in children with brain tumors

Abstract

Child-reporting of HRQOL is little influenced by the method of administration. Children's perception about HRQOL tended to be influenced by their trait anxiety, while parents' perception was influenced by their psychological distress, academic background, and their child's treatment status.

Prediction of correlates of daily physical activity in Spanish children aged 8–9 years

“…The present model shows a relationship between the child's BMI and its quality of life as perceived by the father, reflecting that the father perceives an excessive BMI as detrimental to his child's quality of life. Although a recent study reports no difference in the perception of the child's quality of life by the two parents (Sato et al, 2013), the moderate prediction that we find on the part of the father's perception could be due to the relationship we observed in the PA of father and child, perhaps indicating that fathers perform PA together with their sons, and hence have a better health perception of the latter. This study has certain limitations that merit consideration.…”

A systematic review of factors related to children's quality of life and mental health after brain tumor

“…A cross‐sectional study by Aarsen et al found that older age at diagnosis was associated with poorer social QOL following low‐grade glioma. However, 7 other studies of varying sample size (n = 35‐142) found no significant relationship between age and QOL …”

“…There was excellent interrater agreement concerning the 8 methodological quality criteria ( κ = 0.91, P < .001). As shown in Table S2, 5 studies met 3 criteria, 3 met 4 criteria, 4 met 5 criteria, 5 met 6 criteria, 2 met 7 criteria, and 1 study met all 8 criteria . Most studies (>60%) adequately described sample characteristics, used representative sampling, reported descriptive data on SWB, controlled for potential confounds, and addressed selection bias.…”

“…In total, 1326 children with brain tumor were included across 20 studies (n = 31‐142) conducted in the United Kingdom, Japan, United States, Poland, Germany, The Netherlands, Korea, and Canada . The time interval between the initial and follow‐up assessments for the 6 longitudinal studies spanned 6 to 36 months Four studies focused on specific tumor types such as craniopharyngioma, medulloblastoma and astrocytoma, and low‐grade glioma, while the remaining studies recruited children with mixed tumor types.…”

“…The time interval between the initial and follow‐up assessments for the 6 longitudinal studies spanned 6 to 36 months Four studies focused on specific tumor types such as craniopharyngioma, medulloblastoma and astrocytoma, and low‐grade glioma, while the remaining studies recruited children with mixed tumor types. There was also heterogeneity regarding time since diagnosis, with mean times including <1 year, <5 years, and <10 years post diagnosis . Six studies did not specify time since diagnosis …”