Mogensen, Nina;
Saaranen, Ella;
Olsson, Erik;
Klug Albertsen, Birgitte;
Lahteenmaki, Paivi M;
Kreicbergs, Ulrika;
Heyman, Mats;
(2022)
Quality of life in mothers and fathers of children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in Sweden, Finland and Denmark.
British Journal of Haematology
, 198
(6)
pp. 1032-1040.
10.1111/bjh.18350.
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Abstract
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) has a high survival rate, but treatment is lengthy with risk of severe side-effects, which may also impact parents' health-related quality of life (HRQOL). We present data on 526 parents of 310 children treated for ALL according to the NOPHO ALL2008-protocol, in Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Parents were asked to complete the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) at least 6 months after end of treatment and data were compared with Norwegian reference data. Parental background factors were collected via a study-specific questionnaire. Participating parents scored significantly lower than the reference population on both physical and mental summary indexes, but only surpassed a minimal clinically important difference for the mental summary index (Mental Component Summary [MCS]). Mothers scored lower than fathers in the MCS and stopped working and took care of the affected child more often than the fathers. Higher mental HRQOL was associated with male gender and living in Finland or Denmark (compared to Sweden). Correlations within spouses in physical and mental scores were weak to moderate. In conclusion, ALL negatively affects parental HRQOL, especially the mental domains, even after treatment. Findings suggest that mothers are more affected than fathers and may require extra support.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Quality of life in mothers and fathers of children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in Sweden, Finland and Denmark |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/bjh.18350 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjh.18350 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2022 The Authors. British Journal of Haematology published by British Society for Haematology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
| Keywords: | Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, cancer, childhood, parents, quality of life, questionnaire |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10193384 |
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