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School performance of childhood cancer survivors in Korea: A multi‐institutional study on behalf of the Korean Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

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Author(s)
Jun Ah LeeHeung Sik KimYeon‐Jung LimMeerim ParkHyeon Jin ParkJae Min LeeHee Young JuByung Kiu ParkEun‐Seung YuHyung‐Kook YangJi Yoon KimSang Kyu ParkYoung Ho LeeYe Jee ShimJi Kyoung ParkMee Jeong LeeSoon Ki KimHyoung Soo ChoiJeong Ok HahKyung Duk ParkHyoung Jin KangHee Young ShinHee Won Cheuh
Keimyung Author(s)
Shim, Ye JeeKim, Heung Sik
Department
Dept. of Pediatrics (소아청소년학)
Journal Title
Psychooncology
Issued Date
2018
Volume
27
Issue
9
Keyword
cancerchildrenreturnschoolsupportsurvivor
Abstract
Objective:
To investigate school performance of childhood cancer survivors focusing on the child's functioning, including peer relationships, school attendance, and academic achievement.

Methods:
We studied 241 children from 15 institutions in Korea between 2015 and 2016. The self‐reported paper‐and‐pencil questionnaires were used.

Results:
Approximately 22% of the survivors suffered from lack of friends. Bullying was reported by 30% of survivors. Survivors who returned to primary school reported a higher incidence of bullying compared with survivors who returned to middle or high school (P = 0.03). The percentage of children who missed classes more than 4 days in a month was higher in survivors with brain tumors than those with other tumors (P = 0.04). Approximately 41% of children reported learning difficulty. After returning to school, 53% of the patients reported that they had lower overall mark averages than they had before. Patients who returned to high school showed the highest rate of repeating a grade and the lowest rate of achieving high academic marks. The school marks in the Korean (P = 0.03), English (P = 0.04), and physical education (P = 0.04) were worse for the children with brain tumors than for the children with other tumors.

Conclusion:
We found that 20% to 25% of survivors experienced peer‐related difficulties upon returning to school. Patients who return to school, especially high school, should be provided more educational support to overcome low academic achievement. Particular concern is needed to the patients with brain tumors, who are at risk for significant academic and social difficulties and therefore may require more intensive support in school.
Keimyung Author(s)(Kor)
심예지
김흥식
Publisher
School of Medicine (의과대학)
Citation
Jun Ah Lee et al. (2018). School performance of childhood cancer survivors in Korea: A multi‐institutional study on behalf of the Korean Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. Psychooncology, 27(9), 2257–2264. doi: 10.1002/pon.4819
Type
Article
ISSN
1099-1611
Source
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pon.4819
DOI
10.1002/pon.4819
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/41726
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