期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2007
卷号：14
期号：02
页码：335-335
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：High-dose chemotherapy currently used in the treatment of children with cancer
may induce late effects on psychosocial and cognitive functioning in some of them.
The aim of the study was to evaluate psychosocial functioning of childhood cancer survivors
living in rural regions. In total, 29 children entered the study. The children were
diagnosed as having cancer between 1993-1995 in a single centre. Each patient was examined
5 years after the completion of cancer therapy. The children had been diagnosed
with leukemia and lymphoma (72.4%), and solid tumours. Self-report questionnaires, as
well as standardized psychological test (WISC-R, WAIS-R-PL) were performed for the
evaluation of psychosocial and cognitive functioning of the patients. Most of the studied
cancer survivors living in rural areas did not reveal diffi culties with cognitive and psychosocial
functioning. In some patients, however, we observed more diffi culties in verbal
tasks and existing major learning diffi culties. Cancer survivors living in rural areas in our
region may be more unprivileged due to poor additional supporting services.
关键词：childhood cancer survivors, rural areas, psychosocial functioning, cognitive
functioning.
