Vannatta K, Gartstein M A, Short A, Noll R B
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA.
J Pediatr Psychol. 1998 Oct;23(5):279-87. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/23.5.279.
Evaluate the behavioral reputation and peer acceptance of children diagnosed and treated for brain tumors.
Twenty-eight children surviving brain tumors (8-18 years of age) were compared to 28 nonchronically ill, same classroom, same gender comparison peers (COMP). Peer, teacher, and self-report data were collected.
Relative to COMP, children who had been diagnosed with brain tumors received fewer friendship nominations from clasmates and were described by peer, teacher, and self-report as socially isolated. Although they were no longer receiving therapy for their disease, peers perceived brain tumor survivors as being sick, more fatigued, and often absent from school.
These data suggest that children surviving brain tumors are at risk for social difficulties even after treatment ends, although the specific cause(s) for this vulnerability were not investigated in the current study.
评估经诊断和治疗的脑肿瘤患儿的行为声誉和同伴接纳度。
将28名脑肿瘤幸存儿童（8至18岁）与28名非慢性病、同班级、同性别的对照同伴（COMP）进行比较。收集了同伴、教师和自我报告数据。
与COMP相比，被诊断患有脑肿瘤的儿童从同学那里获得的友谊提名较少，同伴、教师和自我报告均表明他们在社交上较为孤立。尽管他们不再接受疾病治疗，但同伴认为脑肿瘤幸存者仍有病在身、更加疲劳，且经常缺课。
这些数据表明，即使治疗结束后，脑肿瘤幸存儿童仍面临社交困难的风险，尽管本研究未对导致这种易感性的具体原因进行调查。
