Quality of life of patients treated during childhood for a bone tumor: assessment by the Child Health Questionnaire.
To determine which factors impact on quality of life of patients with bone tumor, we used the Children Health Questionnaire French version. Thirty-seven patients (25 males, 19 osteosarcoma, 18 Ewing sarcoma) were studied. At assessment, median age was 15 years, median follow-up was 4 years. Mean scores were 60, 81, 76, 74, 70, 87 for general health, physical functioning, pain, mental health, self-esteem, and family activity, respectively. Lower results were observed for mental health in girls, for physical functioning, and self-esteem in patients with endoprosthesis, and for family activity and pain in patients who had relapsed.
Tabone
Marie-Dominique
MD
Department of Haematology and Oncology, Armand Trousseau Children's Hospital, Paris, France. marie-dominique.tabone@trs.ap-hop-paris.fr
Rodary
Chantal
C
Oberlin
Odile
O
Gentet
Jean-Claude
JC
Pacquement
Hélène
H
Kalifa
Chantal
C
D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000523:psychology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires