Personal factors Disease factors Physical factors Female gender Brain tumor or CNS-directed therapy Poor health status Preexisting conditions—mental illness, functional limits Prolonged or intense treatments (e.g., bone marrow transplant) Chronic…
Assessment domain Salient assessment factors Examples of interview questions Examples of measures tailored to individual patient needs HSCT knowledge (informed consent/assent) HSCT procedure Benefits vs risks Decision making/voluntariness Alternative treatment…
Family risk factors Promoting protective factors Closed communication, e.g., family members are not kept informed and there are limited opportunities for involvement and discussion in decision-making Encourage open communication among…
Disease/treatment factors Cranial radiation Presence and location of a brain tumor Surgical resection of a brain tumor Chemotherapies known to be associated with neurotoxicity (neurocognitive, neuropathy, hearing loss, etc.) Methotrexate…
Fig. 9.1 Ecological systems theory Because the needs of families of children with cancer are ongoing and complex, research and clinical care is optimized when also considered within a life-span…
Ingredients and descriptions Plasma (corn syrup): makes our body’s blood, like a workshop Red blood cells (dry kidney beans or red hot candies): give our bodies energy White blood cells…
DSM–5 Acute-onset, fluctuating, usually reversible, change in mental status Disturbance in attention and awareness Change in at least one domain of cognition (e.g., memory, orientation, language, perceptual disturbances) Symptoms in…
History Physical assessment • Date of last treatment and details of therapy (agents, dose, route) • Onset of fever and highest temperature (note: dexamethasone may mask fever) • Other symptoms including nausea, vomiting,…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Annah N. Abrams, Anna C. Muriel and Lori Wiener (eds.)Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology: Textbook for Multidisciplinary Care10.1007/978-3-319-21374-3_5 5. Coping and Adaptation in Pediatric Cancer: Current Perspectives Mary Jo Kupst1 and Andrea Farkas Patenaude2 (1) Department of…
(1) Department of Child Health, Ronald Matricaria Institute of Molecular Medicine at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 445 N. 5th Street, TGen Building, 3rd Fl, Room…
