Childhood Cancer Case Study - 742 Words

Method Participants This study was approved and permission was received from a comprehensive Pediatric Oncology Clinic in the Southern U.S. to contact patients who had given prior consent to the clinic personnel for personal information to be released for research purposes. Originally 3502 potential participants were chosen from the clinics database. A registered letter was sent to the childhood cancer survivors (3 years since ending treatment) ranging in age from18 to 28 who were treated between the years 1996 and 2011. Approximately 25% (N = 876) of the survivors responded to the potential participant questionnaire. It was found that 23%, N=814 of those on the registry have had at least one recurrence and have undergone or are†¦show more content†¦2. Current Age: 3. Gender: 4. Age at the time of initial cancer diagnosis: 5. Type of cancer: 6. Dates of cancer treatment: 7. Which of the following categories best describes your ethnicity: Caucasian_______ African American ¬Ã‚ ¬Ã‚ ¬Ã‚ ¬Ã‚ ¬Ã‚ ¬Ã‚ ¬Ã‚ ¬Ã‚ ¬______Asian_____Hispanic______Other______ 8. Contact information: Name of the questionnaire: A structured clinical assessment utilizing the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index, â€Å"PTSD-RI† will be used to assess the prevalence of PTSD symptoms during the past month (rated from 0 to 4, 0=none, 4=most of the time, i.e. I try to stay away from people, places, or things that remind me about what happened. 0 1 2 3 4). This self-report questionnaire is used for children and adolescents and consists of 31 statements to be evaluated. The scored items map onto the DSM-4 for intrusion, avoidance, arousal and recurrence, with an additional item of trauma related guilt (Steinberg, Brymer, Decker Pynoos, 2004). In addition, the Impact of Event Scale revised, for ages 8 and up (children who can read) will be used. 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