Detailed Information on Publication Record
2020
Fertility-Related Wishes and Concerns of Adolescent Cancer Patients and Their Parents
KORTE, E., R. SCHILLING, M. BALCEREK, J. BYRNE, U. DIRKSEN et. al.Basic information
Original name
Fertility-Related Wishes and Concerns of Adolescent Cancer Patients and Their Parents
Authors
KORTE, E. (276 Germany), R. SCHILLING (276 Germany), M. BALCEREK (276 Germany), J. BYRNE (372 Ireland), U. DIRKSEN (276 Germany), G. HERRMANN (276 Germany), Tomáš KEPÁK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), S. KLCO-BROSIUS (276 Germany), J. KRUSEOVA (203 Czech Republic), M. KUNSTREICH (276 Germany), T. LANGER (276 Germany), A. PANASIUK (616 Poland), J. STEFANOWICZ (616 Poland), G. STRAUSS (276 Germany), K. WIEGELE (40 Austria) and A. BORGMANN-STAUDT (276 Germany)
Edition
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT ONCOLOGY, NEW ROCHELLE, MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC, 2020, 2156-5333
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
30204 Oncology
Country of publisher
United States of America
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 2.223
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14110/20:00115969
Organization unit
Faculty of Medicine
UT WoS
000490990400001
Keywords in English
fertility impairment; fertility preservation; cryopreservation; shared decision-making; fertility-related wishes and concerns; patient education
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 14/7/2020 14:46, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová
Abstract
V originále
Purpose: Within a multicenter European study, we explored fertility-related wishes, concerns, and decision-making of adolescent cancer patients and their parents. Patients and Methods: Patients and parents were each asked to complete a fertility-related questionnaire 3 months after initial diagnosis. In total, 113 of 142 (79.6%) eligible patients participated; 53.1% were male and the median age was 16 years (range 13-20 years). The questionnaire was completed by 111 parents. Univariate analyses were conducted using nonparametric methods with alpha = 5%. For multivariate analyses, binary logistic regression was conducted. Results: Both patients (86.1%) and parents (96.3%) indicated a strong desire for biological parenthood for themselves/their children. Female patients (odds ratio [OR] = 3.70; confidence interval [CI]: 1.43-9.50) and parents (OR = 2.70; CI: 1.21-6.00) were more likely to report a high fear of cancer recurrence. Patients who estimated their risk for fertility impairment being high were more likely to be concerned about their fertility (OR = 5.69; CI: 1.41-22.98). Parents who received fertility preservation information were more likely to recommend its use to their children (OR = 5.50; CI: 1.07-28.40), whereas parents of female patients were less likely to do so (OR = 0.13; CI: 0.03-0.61). Conclusions: The prospect of fertility following cancer treatment is important for adolescent cancer patients and their parents, yet it is associated with many concerns. Counseling regarding fertility preservation can be more effective when the individual needs of patients and their parents are taken into consideration.