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Charting Health Challenges for Digital Preventive Interventions Among Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: National Long-Term Follow-Up Survey of Self-Rated Health Outcomes
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3576-2393
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4260-7399
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5647-086X
Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden; Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8284-4706
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2024 (English)In: JMIR Formative Research, E-ISSN 2561-326X, Vol. 8, p. 1-18, article id e54819Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Background: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common malignancy in childhood, but the prognosis has remarkably improved over the last 50 years in high-income countries, and thus, there is a focus on long-term health outcomes following survival and how to best provide health care support to adult long-term survivors of childhood ALL to prevent and handle potential health problems. Digital health interventions are promising to deliver feasible health promotion and prevention programs. This is particularly relevant for ensuring long-term follow-up in cases where continuous contact with oncology care may be disrupted. Moreover, these interventions are beneficial in reaching geographically dispersed target groups and overcoming the time constraints of everyday life that often hinder participation in such programs. Objective: This study aimed to fill the gaps in existing research on adult long-term survivors of childhood ALL and provide formative data that can inform the development of formalized follow-up services designed to meet the needs of these survivors in ways that align with their preferences for digital health interventions. Methods: In this cross-sectional national study, adult survivors (aged ≥18 years) of childhood ALL for over 10 years after diagnosis were compared to their siblings in terms of mental and physical health-related factors, including sleep, stress, anxiety, and depression (Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 [DASS-21]); several dimensions of fatigue (Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory 20 [MFI-20]); work ability (Work Ability Index); chronic pain; and prevalences of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, headache or migraine, and rheumatic disease. Results: Overall, 426 of 855 eligible ALL survivors responded (mean age 30.9, SD 7.7 years), and they participated at an average of 24 (SD 6.9) years after ALL diagnosis. Siblings (n=135; mean age 31.5, SD 7.7 years) acted as controls. Sleep quality, sleep quantity, and mean work ability scores were significantly lower, and physical fatigue, reduced motivation, and reduced activity scores were higher in ALL survivors than in siblings. There were no significant differences between the groups in terms of BMI and prevalence of chronic pain, depression, anxiety, or stress. Physical and psychological complications were more frequent among adult ALL survivors who had received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) than among those who had not received HSCT. Conclusions: Our nationwide cross-sectional study addressed the scarcity of knowledge regarding the self-reported health outcomes of adult long-term survivors of childhood ALL. We highlighted significant disparities within this population and emphasized the potential of comprehensive digital interventions that target vitality, sleep quality, fatigue, and psychosocial well-being to enhance well-being and bolster the capacity for managing chronic health conditions in this target group. Such an intervention would align with the needs of this target group, which is a prerequisite for successfully incorporating technology into the daily lives of survivors of childhood ALL. © 2024 JMIR Publications Inc.. All rights reserved.

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Toronto, ON: JMIR Publications, 2024. Vol. 8, p. 1-18, article id e54819
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adult survivors, childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, digital preventive interventions, long-term follow-up, self-rated health outcomes
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Public Health, Global Health and Social Medicine
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Health Innovation; Health Innovation, IDC
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-54548DOI: 10.2196/54819Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85201789544OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-54548DiVA, id: diva2:1894438
Available from: 2024-09-03 Created: 2024-09-03 Last updated: 2025-02-20Bibliographically approved

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