Quality of life in children with retinoblastoma after enucleation in China |
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Authors: | Lili Zhang Tao Gao Yi Shen |
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Institution: | Eye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China |
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Abstract: | Objective To study the quality of life of Chinese pediatric patients with retinoblastoma (RB) after enucleation and the influencing factors. Methods A questionnaire survey was performed on 71 cases of pediatric patients with RB after enucleation and 80 cases of healthy children, using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 Generic Core Scales (PedsQL? 4.0). Results The social dimension scores, school dimension scores, and total scores for the PedsQL? 4.0 among the pediatric patients with RB were statistically significantly lower than those of healthy children. The influencing factors were unilateral/bilateral affected eyes, diagnosis age, and ocular prosthesis satisfaction. Conclusion Early discovery, timely treatment, increased eye salvage rate, and cosmetic effects of ocular prosthesis were key factors for increasing the quality of life of pediatric patients with RB. Attention should be paid to the health, social, and school development of pediatric patients with RB. |
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Keywords: | child enucleation retinoblastoma quality of life |
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