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. 1993 May;67(5):1047–1052. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1993.192

The comprehensive assessment of health status in survivors of childhood cancer: application to high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

D Feeny 1, A Leiper 1, R D Barr 1, W Furlong 1, G W Torrance 1, P Rosenbaum 1, S Weitzman 1
PMCID: PMC1968467  PMID: 8494697

Abstract

The health status of 69 survivors of high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is assessed using a multi-attribute classification system. Seven attributes are included: sensation, mobility, emotion, cognition, self-care, pain and fertility. Three to five levels of functioning are defined for each attribute. Comprehensive health states are described as a specific combination of seven attribute levels. The system captures combinations of sequelae. The system provides a compact but comprehensive tool for long term follow up of survivors of childhood cancer. The results underscore the cognitive and emotional burdens of morbidity affecting survivors of high-risk ALL.

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