Scale for assessing quality of life of children survivors of cranial posterior fossa tumors

Abstract

Our results are comparable to others previously reported, and this supports the validity of our scale. We consider that this scale is applicable to evaluate QL of children survivors of cranial tumors.

Physical functioning in pediatric survivors of childhood posterior fossa brain tumors

“…33 Similarly, there are reports demonstrating that diagnosis of a pediatric brain tumor at a younger age appears to be associated with greater disability 21 or decreased strength and overall fitness; 36 whereas others have found that older children were at increased risk of motor impairment. 11,19 However, in each of these cases of contrasting reports, methodological issues for extrapolation to this particular pediatric population were of concern. Two studies used the Bloom Scale, 19,21 1 used no standardized measure, 11 and 1 used a child self-report questionnaire.…”

Studies on health-related quality of life in childhood cancer in the European setting: An overview

“…The investigators related this injury mainly to total brain irradiation dose. Martinez-Climent et al (1994) assessed the HRQL of 39 children who survived posterior fossa tumors, with a median follow-up of 9 years, using a scale developed at their institution. The scale assessed physical and psycho-intellectual functioning and included endocrine and growth status.…”

The diagnosis of brain tumours in children: a guideline to assist healthcare professionals in the assessment of children who may have a brain tumour

“…A quarter of all children with cancer have a central nervous system (CNS) tumour and these tumours are now the commonest cause of death from cancer in childhood 4–6. Sixty per cent of children who survive a brain tumour are left with life altering disability 7–12…”