title: Parent report of attention problems predicts later adaptive functioning in children with brain tumors.
abstract: Children with brain tumors are at risk for psychological and behavioral difficulties. This study examined the ability of parent report of attention problems, withdrawal, anxiety, and depression, as well as IQ, to predict later adaptive functioning in 42 children treated for brain tumors. Age at diagnosis, SES, gender, and scores on the Neurological Predictor Scale (NPS) also were examined as predictors. Parent report of attention problems, SES, and NPS were significant predictors of later adaptive functioning across domains. This finding highlights the ability of parent report of attention problems to predict later adaptive functioning in children treated for brain tumors.
authors.affiliation: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-5010, USA.
authors.forename: Aimilia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papazoglou
authors.forename: Tricia Z
authors.initials: TZ
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Robin D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Krawiecki
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012919:Social Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013195:Stanford-Binet Test / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*