2024
Patterns of Physical Therapy Referral and Subsequent Attendance Among Childhood Cancer Survivors with Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy at a Regional Childhood Cancer Survivorship Clinic
Kang L, Kadan-Lottick N, Rotatori J, Kujawski S, Messerschmidt E, Auerbach C, Balsamo L, Lustberg M, Ma X, Rodwin R. Patterns of Physical Therapy Referral and Subsequent Attendance Among Childhood Cancer Survivors with Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy at a Regional Childhood Cancer Survivorship Clinic. Seminars In Oncology Nursing 2024, 40: 151716. PMID: 39164160, DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2024.151716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood cancer survivorsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyCharacteristics of survivorsPhysical therapyPercentage of adultsPT referralSurvivorship clinicCancer survivorsAttended PTPT attendanceNeighborhood characteristicsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptomsCancer survivorship clinicPhysical therapy referralsHigh school diplomaSurvivor educationCare coordinationOlder survivorsTherapy referralsImprove attendanceMedian percentageCancer diagnosisSchool diplomaPercentage of householdsAttendance
2019
Monitoring neurocognitive functioning in childhood cancer survivors: evaluation of CogState computerized assessment and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF)
Balsamo LM, Mitchell HR, Ross W, Metayer C, Hardy KK, Kadan-Lottick NS. Monitoring neurocognitive functioning in childhood cancer survivors: evaluation of CogState computerized assessment and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF). BMC Psychology 2019, 7: 26. PMID: 31046815, PMCID: PMC6498488, DOI: 10.1186/s40359-019-0302-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavior Rating InventoryFull neuropsychological evaluationRating InventoryNeuropsychological evaluationChildhood cancer survivorsGrade-level performanceComprehensive neuropsychological testingCancer survivorsExecutive functionNeurocognitive functioningPsychosocial functioningAcademic difficultiesNeuropsychological testingComputerized assessmentNeurocognitive impairmentNeed of evaluationFunctioningReading
2018
Parental perception of child vulnerability in childhood cancer survivors
Hogan M, Ross WL, Balsamo L, Mitchell H, Kadan‐Lottick N. Parental perception of child vulnerability in childhood cancer survivors. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2018, 65: e27364. PMID: 30024087, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.27364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood cancer survivorsCancer survivorsLate complicationsCancer historyPercent of parentsCurrent health statusCurrent mean ageChild Vulnerability ScalePatient sociodemographicsClinic visitsCohort studySurvivorship clinicPediatric patientsTherapy completionYears posttherapyMean ageMedical recordsLower riskHealth statusComplicationsChild vulnerabilityCancer treatmentSurvivorsTreatment intensityCancer diagnosisLong‐term psychological and educational outcomes for survivors of neuroblastoma: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
Zheng DJ, Krull KR, Chen Y, Diller L, Yasui Y, Leisenring W, Brouwers P, Howell R, Lai J, Balsamo L, Oeffinger KC, Robison LL, Armstrong GT, Kadan‐Lottick N. Long‐term psychological and educational outcomes for survivors of neuroblastoma: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Cancer 2018, 124: 3220-3230. PMID: 29888538, PMCID: PMC6168938, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavior Problem IndexPsychological impairmentChronic health conditionsNeuroblastoma survivorsElevated riskAdult educational attainmentMultivariate log-binomial modelsMore chronic health conditionsPrevalence of impairmentPsychological functioningHealth conditionsAttention deficitsChildhood cancer survivorsAntisocial behaviorHigh-risk groupAnxiety/depressionEducational attainmentSocial withdrawalLog-binomial modelsNeurotoxic treatmentMedian agePeripheral neuropathyYear survivorsPulmonary diseaseCancer survivors