Quantitative computed tomography analysis of body composition changes in paediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) are at risk for obesity and cardiometabolic diseases. To gain insight into body composition changes among children with ALL, we assessed quantitative computed tomography (QCT) data for specific body compartments (subcutaneous adipose tissue [SAT], visceral adipose tissue [VAT], total adipose tissue [TAT], lean tissue [LT], LT/TAT and VAT/SAT at lumbar vertebrae L1 and L2) at diagnosis and at off-therapy for 189 children with ALL and evaluated associations between body mass index (BMI) Z-score and clinical characteristics. BMI Z-score correlated positively with SAT, VAT and TAT and negatively with LT/TAT and VAT/SAT.

Exploring the interagency collaboration between a pediatric oncology health care setting and community schools.

Globally, approximately 400,000 youth are diagnosed with pediatric cancer each year. Treatment-related side effects, psychosocial challenges, and frequent school absences may adversely impact learning and the education experience among these youth. Efforts to enhance interagency collaboration between health care settings and community schools are imperative to facilitate school reintegration.

The toll of transition: Caregiver perceptions of family adjustment during the transition off pediatric cancer therapy.

Objective: The role of transition-focused psychology appointments in managing the transition off therapy is unclear. The objective of this research was to explore caregiver perceived familial distress and the role of psychology in preparing families for transition.

Methods: Fifty-seven caregivers of youth, who finished treatment, completed an online questionnaire through a quality improvement project on experiences of families at transition.

Reducing Compassion Fatigue in Inpatient Pediatric Oncology Nurses.

Objectives: To develop an evidence-based compassion fatigue program and evaluate its impact on nurse-reported burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion satisfaction, as well as correlated factors of resilience and coping behaviors.

Sample & Setting: The quality improvement pilot program was conducted with 59 nurses on a 20-bed subspecialty pediatric oncology unit at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

Changes in body mass index, height, and weight in children during and after therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Background: Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have an increased risk of obesity and short stature. To the authors' knowledge, data regarding patients treated on contemporary protocols without cranial irradiation are limited.

Methods: Changes in z scores for body mass index (BMI), height, and weight from the time of diagnosis to 5 years off therapy were evaluated using multivariable analysis in 372 children with ALL who were aged 2 to 18 years at the time of diagnosis and were enrolled on the St.

Clinical Characteristics of Intravenous PEG-Asparaginase Hypersensitivity Reactions in Patients Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia [Formula: see text].

Background: Asparaginase poses a substantial risk for hypersensitivity reactions during and after administration; however, these reactions vary by asparaginase formulation and administration route. It is imperative that nurses be knowledgeable of clinical symptoms associated with intravenous (IV) monomethoxypolyethylene glycol (PEG)-asparaginase reactions, as well as potential reaction timing.

Purpose: This single institution retrospective study describes the clinical factors among patients with IV PEG-asparaginase hypersensitivity reactions.

Patient Safety Culture and the Second Victim Phenomenon: Connecting Culture to Staff Distress in Nurses.

Background: Second victim experiences can affect the wellbeing of health care providers and compromise patient safety. Many factors associated with improved coping after patient safety event involvement are also components of a strong patient safety culture, so that supportive patient safety cultures may reduce second victim-related trauma. A cross-sectional survey study was conducted to assess the influence of patient safety culture on second victim-related distress.

The Second Victim Experience and Support Tool: Validation of an Organizational Resource for Assessing Second Victim Effects and the Quality of Support Resources.

Objectives: Medical errors and unanticipated negative patient outcomes can damage the well-being of health care providers. These affected individuals, referred to as "second victims," can experience various psychological and physical symptoms. Support resources provided by health care organizations to prevent and reduce second victim-related harm are often inadequate.