Quality of life and related demographic factors in long-term survivors of childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

HU Yang; WU Liu-Hong; GUAN Hui-Jie; WU Su-Yun; LIU Long-Zhen; CAI Rui-Qing; XU Yan-Jie; ZHANG Yi-Zhuo; SUN Xiao-Fei; ZHU Jia

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2021, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (9) : 882-888. DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2106035

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Quality of life and related demographic factors in long-term survivors of childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

HU Yang, WU Liu-Hong, GUAN Hui-Jie, WU Su-Yun, LIU Long-Zhen, CAI Rui-Qing, XU Yan-Jie, ZHANG Yi-Zhuo, SUN Xiao-Fei, ZHU Jia

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Objective To evaluate the quality of life and related demographic factors in long-term survivors of childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the medical and demographic data of the NHL patients who received treatment in the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center and achieved long-term survival at follow-up, with an age of <18 years at initial diagnosis and a present age of ≥18 years. A questionnaire survey was performed using 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the symptom subscale of the Chinese version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30). The health status of long-term survivors of NHL was evaluated by comparing the scores of various dimensions of the SF-36 scale of general adult population in the United States (American norm) and those of the SF-36 scale of general adult population in Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong norm). The correlation between the score of each dimension of the scale and demographic characteristics was evaluated. The symptoms of long-term NHL survivors were evaluated according to the score of QLQ-C30 scale. Results A total of 23 patients with NHL with complete follow-up data were enrolled. The pathological types included diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in 10 patients, Burkitt lymphoma in 4 patients, T-cell lymphoblastoma in 5 patients, B-cell lymphoblastoma in 3 patients, and natural killer/T cell lymphoma in 1 patient. All patients received the chemotherapy regimen containing anthracyclines and alkylating agents. The median present age was 26.2 years (range: 16.9-55.8 years), and the median age at initial diagnosis was 10.4 years (range: 2.4-17.6 years). Among the 23 patients, 6 were married and had children and 2 had chronic diseases. There was no significant difference between the long-term survivors and the US norm in role physical, general health, role-emotional, and mental health (P>0.05), while the long-term survivors had significantly better scores of the other dimensions than the US norm (P<0.05). Similar results were obtained for the comparison between the long-term survivors and the China Hong Kong norm. Age at initial diagnosis was negatively correlated with the scores of social functioning, role physical, and general health in the SF-36 scale (P<0.05), and the present age of patients was positively correlated with the score of physical functioning and was negatively correlated with the score of general health (P<0.05). The urban and rural distribution of patients was related to the general health status (P<0.05). In addition, the long-term survivors of childhood NHL had relatively low scores of the symptom domain of QLQ-C30, and few moderate or severe symptoms were found. Conclusions Long-term survivors of childhood NHL tend to have a good overall health status, with no significant differences compared with the general population. Age at initial diagnosis is the main demographic factor that affects patients' quality of life. Citation:

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Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma / Quality of life / Demographic factor / Age at initial diagnosis / Child

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HU Yang, WU Liu-Hong, GUAN Hui-Jie, WU Su-Yun, LIU Long-Zhen, CAI Rui-Qing, XU Yan-Jie, ZHANG Yi-Zhuo, SUN Xiao-Fei, ZHU Jia. Quality of life and related demographic factors in long-term survivors of childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphoma[J]. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2021, 23(9): 882-888 https://doi.org/10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2106035

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