Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Communication and Swallowing in Children Diagnosed With Childhood Brain Tumor or Leukemia
Childhood brain tumor and leukemia (CBTL) and their treatments can have negative effects on development, including communication and swallowing. Clinical practice guideline recommendations for managing communication and swallowing difficulties in children diagnosed with CBTL were informed by (i) a systematic review using the GRADE approach to rate certainty of evidence; (ii) GRADE Evidence to Decision Framework involving an international panel of experts; and (iii) a Health Professional and Consumer survey. To improve outcomes and quality of life, children with CBLT should have access to communication and swallowing assessment and intervention from cancer diagnosis, throughout and after treatment, and across survivorship.
Authors
- Rosemary Hodges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5558-8433)
- Lani Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1479-7351)
- Claire Elizabeth Wakefield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7704-7067)
- Kimberley Docking (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9996-7235)
- Luciano Dalla‐Pozza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6826-764X)
- Sara Chami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5919-3765)
- Maria Messina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3999-3372)
- Angela Tamsin Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1147-7405)
- Mary‐Clare Waugh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2627-9495)
- Stefani Ribeiro Knijnik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3317-5627)
- Philippe Paquier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8565-7754)
- Emma Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8962-7779)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Children's Hospital at Westmead (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Sydney Children's Hospital (AU)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Blood & Cancer
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.31749
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49
Funders
- Cancer Institute NSW
- University of Sydney