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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on October 25, 2007
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2008 33(5):536-546; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsm080
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Factors Related to Changes in Cognitive, Educational and Visual Motor Integration in Children who Undergo Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Maru Barrera, PhD1,2,3, Eshetu Atenafu, MSc3, Gail S. Andrews, MEd4 and Fred Saunders, MD2

1Department of Psychology, Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 2University of Toronto, 3Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, and 4Centre for Community Child Health Research

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Maru Barrera, PhD, Department of Psychology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada. E-mail: maru.barrera{at}sickkids.ca.


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Objectives Investigate cognitive, educational, and perceptual motor skills up to 2 years posttransplant of pediatric hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation (HPCT) survivors and their correlates. Methods Survivors were assessed at baseline, 12, and 24 months after transplant. Results Performance IQ improved over time and was negatively related to maternal depression. Full IQ and educational outcomes were positively related to child's age and mother's age. Low depression scores were associated with high Verbal IQ one and 2 years post-HPCT, and with high visual motor scores 2 years post-HPCT. Poor educational outcomes were related to increased time since diagnosis. Two years post-HPCT, Performance IQ and Processing Speed were above the norm values whereas arithmetic and motor scores were below. Conclusions Pediatric HPCT survivors do better cognitively than educationally. Maternal age and depression, child's age, and time since diagnosis are critical factors for these outcomes.

Key words: cancer; cognitive functioning; educational achievement; pediatric hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation..

Received January 16, 2007; revision received August 14, 2007; accepted August 16, 2007


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