Publications by authors named "Abigail Onderwyzer Gold"
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- Sickle cell disease can cause serious health issues, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) may improve quality of life but comes with emotional and physical challenges.
- The study involved interviews with youth and their caregivers post-HCT to explore their experiences, emotional impacts, and the challenges they faced during the process.
- Findings indicate that while participants felt physically prepared for HCT, they underestimated its emotional toll and faced challenges related to isolation, finances, and ongoing medical needs, underscoring the need for better psychosocial support.
Background: We developed a high-intensity parenting intervention (HIP) to help parents support the academic success of childhood cancer survivors (CCSs), who often face post-treatment challenges affecting their school-related functioning. This randomized controlled trial (NCT03178617) evaluated HIP's efficacy compared to lower-intensity, single-session, treatment-as-usual services (LIP) in Latino families. Primary outcomes were parenting efficacy and CCSs' school functioning; secondary outcomes included parenting knowledge and measures of CCSs' academic performance, attention, and functioning outside of school.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Children with brain tumor or acute leukemia are at risk for neurotoxic side effects associated with their cancer therapies. These long-term deficits include poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in school and lower educational achievement. Although social-ecological factors may impact these outcomes, it is not known which factors play a role.
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