Quality of life and psychosocial sequelae in children undergoing hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation: a review.
This paper reviews the research published in the last 18 yr on QoL and psycho-social sequelae in pediatric patients who have undergone HSCT. A corpus of 47 empirical studies was selected and is presented here. From this selection five main topics linked to psychological adjustment to HSCT emerged: QoL; psychological symptoms; cognitive sequelae; social adaptation; psycho-social interventions for children. The information which emerged from the review of the literature is discussed with special attention to methodological issues. Directions for future research are proposed.
Tremolada
Marta
M
Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Bonichini
Sabrina
S
Pillon
Marta
M
Messina
Chiara
C
Carli
Modesto
M
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D006304:Health Status; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*