Publications by authors named "Ashley Anil"
Purpose: Children with cancer experience low quality of life (QOL), yet heterogeneity underscores a need to understand how risk and resilience factors interact. This study evaluated if family functioning relates to QOL differentially depending on diagnosis and treatment intensity.
Methods: Participants included children (ages 8-14) who completed treatment within six months for either brain tumor (BT; = 42) or non-central nervous system solid tumor (ST; = 29).
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- * Researchers evaluated the facial expression recognition (FER) abilities of 54 SPBT participants aged 7-16 and studied their eye gaze patterns while watching social interactions, alongside parent-reported social impairments.
- * Results showed a strong link between poor recognition of angry and sad facial expressions and higher social impairments, suggesting that enhancing emotional recognition could help improve social skills in SPBT.
CD19 directed CAR T-cell therapy is used to treat relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The role of the pre-CAR bone marrow (BM) stromal microenvironment in determining response to CAR T-cell therapy has been understudied. We performed whole transcriptome analysis, reticulin fibrosis assessment and CD3 T-cell infiltration on BM core biopsies from pre- and post-CAR timepoints for 61 patients, as well as on a cohort of 54 primary B-ALL samples.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Over the past decade, there has been growing support for the use of mobile health (mHealth) technologies to improve the availability of mental health interventions. While mHealth is a promising tool for improving access to interventions, research on the effectiveness and efficacy of mHealth apps for youths is limited, particularly for underrepresented populations, including youths of color and economically marginalized youths.
Objective: This scoping review study sought to evaluate the following research questions: (1) What is the extent of the current literature on mHealth apps that provide intervention for mental health problems in children and adolescents? (2) What is known from the existing literature about the effectiveness or efficacy of delivering mental health services via mHealth apps? (3) What are the gaps in the knowledge base in the fields of technology and mental health? (4) Do the reviewed mHealth apps address issues of cultural sensitivity or have they been tested with underrepresented groups (ie, youths of color or economically marginalized groups)?
Methods: An electronic database search was conducted using relevant search terms.