2016
Prevalence and predictors of anxiety and depression after completion of chemotherapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A prospective longitudinal study
Kunin-Batson AS, Lu X, Balsamo L, Graber K, Devidas M, Hunger SP, Carroll WL, Winick NJ, Mattano LA, Maloney KW, Kadan-Lottick NS. Prevalence and predictors of anxiety and depression after completion of chemotherapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A prospective longitudinal study. Cancer 2016, 122: 1608-1617. PMID: 27028090, PMCID: PMC4860039, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaCompletion of treatmentGreater riskEmotional-behavioral functioningChildren's Oncology Group protocolsChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAdjusted longitudinal analysesCompletion of chemotherapyDepressive symptoms 6 monthsSymptoms 6 monthsEmotional distressElevated anxiety scoresAnxiety 1 monthStandardized rating scalesElevated depression scoresChildren's emotional-behavioral functioningLymphoblastic leukemiaPredictors of anxietySocial support copingMeasures of copingDepressive symptomsGeneral populationDepression scoresPsychosocial interventionsEarly screening
2014
A prospective study of anxiety, depression, and behavioral changes in the first year after a diagnosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Myers RM, Balsamo L, Lu X, Devidas M, Hunger SP, Carroll WL, Winick NJ, Maloney KW, Kadan‐Lottick N. A prospective study of anxiety, depression, and behavioral changes in the first year after a diagnosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer 2014, 120: 1417-1425. PMID: 24473774, PMCID: PMC4319360, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.28578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAggressionAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAnxietyAsparaginaseBehaviorChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesCyclophosphamideDepressionDexamethasoneEmotionsFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMalePolyethylene GlycolsPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaProspective StudiesPsychomotor AgitationVincristineConceptsStandard-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaUnhealthy family functioningHispanic ethnicityChildren's Oncology Group protocolsChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaClinical rangeSubpopulation of patientsWorse physical functioningMore childrenFirst yearCoping Health InventoryCohort studyProspective studyRisk factorsPhysical functioningFamily functioningHealth InventoryFamily Assessment DevicePopulation normsMonthsFunctioning ScaleDepressionGroup protocol