Publications by authors named "N Dors"
Recordings of patient-doctor interactions is a recommended method in communication research. However, concerns are expressed regarding audio-recording of conversations with vulnerable patients. Our study examined experiences of children, parents, and oncologists with recording diagnostic conversations in the pediatric acute leukemia setting.
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- The study looked at how safe it is for Physician Assistants to give sedation to kids during painful medical procedures like bone marrow tests.
- They checked if any kids had problems like low oxygen levels or needed extra help breathing during the process.
- The results showed that there were no serious issues and only a few minor problems, which suggests that it can be done safely by trained Physician Assistants.
Aims: The discovery of somatic genetic alterations established many histiocytic disorders as haematologic neoplasms. We aimed to investigate the demographic characteristics and additional haematologic cancers of patients diagnosed with histiocytic disorders in The Netherlands.
Methods And Results: We retrieved data on histiocytosis patients from the Dutch Nationwide Pathology Databank (Palga).
Health-related quality of life and its determinants during and after treatment for paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a national, prospective, longitudinal study in the Netherlands.
BMJ Open
October 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) during different treatment protocols (ALL-10 and ALL-11), focusing on long-term impacts and factors influencing HRQoL.* -
- Conducted in Dutch paediatric oncology hospitals from 2006 to 2017, the research involves two prospective cohort studies, collecting HRQoL data through parent-proxy questionnaires at various time intervals after diagnosis.* -
- Out of 268 participating families, the study aims to compare the specific and generic HRQoL assessments against healthy norms and evaluate changes over time using advanced statistical models.*
Background: Comprehensive insight in the longitudinal development of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after childhood cancer diagnosis could improve quality of care. Thus, we aimed to study the course and biopsychosocial determinants of HRQOL in a unique national cohort of children with cancer.
Methods: HRQOL of 2154 children with cancer was longitudinally reported (median: 3 reports) between diagnosis and 5 years after, using the pediatric quality of life inventory generic core scales (PedsQL).