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Conference Paper: Psychosocial outcomes in long term survivors of childhood cancer in Hong Kong

TitlePsychosocial outcomes in long term survivors of childhood cancer in Hong Kong
Authors
KeywordsMedical sciences
Oncology medical sciences
Pediatrics
Issue Date2013
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1545-5017/
Citation
The 45th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP 2013), Hong Kong, China, 25-28 September 2013. In Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2013, v. 60 S3, p. 163-164, abstract no. P-0473 How to Cite?
AbstractPURPOSE/OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the psychosocial outcomes in long-term survivors of childhood cancer in Hong Kong. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Childhood cancer survivors who had completed anti-cancer treatment in five paediatric oncology centers in Hong Kong for at least 5 years were recruited. They were individually interviewed by social worker from Hong Kong Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF). RESULTS: Total of 733 childhood cancer survivors were recruited from 2007 to 2012 (male = 441; female = 292; age range: 5-39). There were 107 (14.6%) survivors identified of psychosocial problems. They were survivors of leukaemia = 45, lymphoma = 9, solid tumour = 30, brain tumour: 21, born tumour = 2. The psychosocial problems included study failure ? 35(5%); employment difficulty = 20(3%); emotional problem = 12(1.6%); interpersonal social skill problem = 9(1.2%); family relation problem = 4(0.5%); others = 27(3.6%). Specific services were further provided to these survivors by the CCF family service centre. Survivors were referred to study tuition class = 43(5.9%); vocation training or employment assisting program = 77(10.5%) and clinical psychologist counseling = 7(1%). CONCLUSIONS: This study showed a significant percentage of childhood cancer survivors in Hong Kong suffered from psychosocial problems. Study and employment failure were the most common problems. Specific supportive service should be provided to the long term survivors.
DescriptionThis journal suppl. entitled: Supplement: SIOP Abstratcs: 45th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) ... 2013
Poster Session - Late Effects: abstract no. P-0473
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/197713
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.992

 

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dc.contributor.authorLi, CHen_US
dc.contributor.authorLam, Een_US
dc.contributor.authorLee, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorCheng, FWTen_US
dc.contributor.authorCheuk, KLDen_US
dc.contributor.authorLing, SCen_US
dc.contributor.authorYau, JPWen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-29T08:45:06Z-
dc.date.available2014-05-29T08:45:06Z-
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.identifier.citationThe 45th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP 2013), Hong Kong, China, 25-28 September 2013. In Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2013, v. 60 S3, p. 163-164, abstract no. P-0473en_US
dc.identifier.issn1545-5009-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/197713-
dc.descriptionThis journal suppl. entitled: Supplement: SIOP Abstratcs: 45th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) ... 2013-
dc.descriptionPoster Session - Late Effects: abstract no. P-0473-
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE/OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the psychosocial outcomes in long-term survivors of childhood cancer in Hong Kong. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Childhood cancer survivors who had completed anti-cancer treatment in five paediatric oncology centers in Hong Kong for at least 5 years were recruited. They were individually interviewed by social worker from Hong Kong Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF). RESULTS: Total of 733 childhood cancer survivors were recruited from 2007 to 2012 (male = 441; female = 292; age range: 5-39). There were 107 (14.6%) survivors identified of psychosocial problems. They were survivors of leukaemia = 45, lymphoma = 9, solid tumour = 30, brain tumour: 21, born tumour = 2. The psychosocial problems included study failure ? 35(5%); employment difficulty = 20(3%); emotional problem = 12(1.6%); interpersonal social skill problem = 9(1.2%); family relation problem = 4(0.5%); others = 27(3.6%). Specific services were further provided to these survivors by the CCF family service centre. Survivors were referred to study tuition class = 43(5.9%); vocation training or employment assisting program = 77(10.5%) and clinical psychologist counseling = 7(1%). CONCLUSIONS: This study showed a significant percentage of childhood cancer survivors in Hong Kong suffered from psychosocial problems. Study and employment failure were the most common problems. Specific supportive service should be provided to the long term survivors.-
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1545-5017/-
dc.relation.ispartofPediatric Blood & Canceren_US
dc.rightsPediatric Blood & Cancer. Copyright © John Wiley & Sons, Inc.-
dc.subjectMedical sciences-
dc.subjectOncology medical sciences-
dc.subjectPediatrics-
dc.titlePsychosocial outcomes in long term survivors of childhood cancer in Hong Kongen_US
dc.typeConference_Paperen_US
dc.identifier.emailCheuk, KLD: klcheuk@hkucc.hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/pbc.24719-
dc.identifier.hkuros229022en_US
dc.identifier.volume60-
dc.identifier.issueS3-
dc.identifier.spage163-
dc.identifier.epage164-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-
dc.identifier.issnl1545-5009-

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