Publications
Bonanno, M., Bourque, C. J., Robichaud, L.-A., Levesque, A., Lacoste-Julien, A., Rondeau, É., Dubé, É., Leblanc, M., Bertrand, M.-C., Provost, C., Desjardins, L., & Sultan, S. (2023). Prioritizing Solutions and Improving Resources among Young Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors: Results of an Online Survey. Current Oncology, 9, 8586–8601. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30090623
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Chapados, P., Provencher, S., Aramideh, J., Dumont, É., Lugasi, T., Laverdière, C., Sultan, S., & Desjardins, L. (2023). Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire: Skill gaps and psychosocial predictors of transition readiness among adolescents and young adults with chronic medical conditions. Child: Care, Health and Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.13156
Carruyo Soto YA, Desjardins L. (2022). Advancing Understanding of Sociodemographic Variables Impacting Transition in AYAs Diagnosed with Cancer. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsac053.
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Desjardins, L., Solomon, A., Shama, W., Mills, D., Chung, J., Hancock, K., & Barrera, M. (2021). The impact of caregiver anxiety/depression symptoms and family functioning on child quality of life during pediatric cancer treatment: From diagnosis to 6 months. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 1-18.
Desjardins, L., Young, M., Hancock, K., Lai, M. C., Bartels, U., Vorstman, J., & Barrera, M. (2022). Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors’ Understanding of Friendships: A Qualitative Analysis of ADOS-2 Interview Responses. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
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Desjardins, L., Hancock, K., Szatmari, P., Alexander, S., Shama, W., De Souza, C., ... & Barrera, M. (2021). Protocol for mapping psychosocial screening to resources in pediatric oncology: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7(1), 1-13.
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Rondeau, É., Desjardins, L., Laverdière, C., Sinnett, D., Haddad, É., & Sultan, S. (2021). French-language adaptation of the 16D and 17D Quality of Life measures and score description in two Canadian pediatric samples. Health psychology and behavioral medicine, 9(1), 619-635.
Desjardins, L., Lai, M-C., Vorstman, J., Bartels, U., & Barrera, M. (2021) A Novel Approach Towards Understanding Social Competence in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors: Pilot Study. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Volume: 46 (1), pages 80 - 90.
Caru, M., Perreault, S., Levesque, A., Sultan, S., Desjardins, L., Rondeau, É., ... & Kern, L. (2021). Validity and reliability of the French version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ brain tumor module. Quality of Life Research, 1-18.
Desjardins, L., Rodriguez, E., Dunn, M, Bemis, H., Murphy, L., Manring, S., Winning, A., Vannatta, K, Gerhardt, C., & Compas, B. E. (2020). Social Adjustment and Coping in Pediatric Oncology: From Diagnosis to 12 Months. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa077.
Desjardins, L., Etkin-Spigelman, L., Hancock, K., Chung, J., Shama, W., Mills, D., ... & Barrera, M. (2020). Healthcare provider utility ratings of a psychosocial screening summary: from diagnosis to 6 months. Supportive Care in Cancer, 28(4), 1717-1723.
Desjardins, L., Barrera, M., Chung, J., Cataudella, D., Janzen, L., Bartels, U., ... & Fairclough, D. (2019). Are we friends? Best friend nominations in pediatric brain tumor survivors and associated factors. Supportive Care in Cancer, 1-8.
Desjardins, L., Solomon, A., Janzen, L., Bartels, U., Schulte, F., Chung, J., ... & Barrera, M. (2018). Executive functions and social skills in pediatric brain tumor survivors. Applied Neuropsychology: Child, 1-9.
Desjardins, L., Barrera, M., Schulte, F., Chung, J., Cataudella, D., Janzen, L., Bartels, U., Downie, A. (2018). Predicting Withdrawal and Internalizing Symptoms in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. Volume: 37, Issue: 01, pages 22 - 36.
Desjardins, L., Thigpen, J. C., Kobritz, M., Bettis, A. H., Gruhn, M. A., Ichinose, M., ... & Compas, B. E. (2018). Parent reports of children’s working memory, coping, and emotional/behavioral adjustment in pediatric brain tumor patients: A pilot study. Child Neuropsychology, 24(7), 959-974.