Publications
Chapitre:
Perreault, S., Desjardins, L., Coltin, H., Scheinemann, K. (2024). Chapter 23: Long term sequelae. Pediatric Neuro Oncology. Springer
Publications de recherche ou d'érudition dans des revues dotées de Comités de pairs:
Guingo, E., Le May, S., Cotes-Turpin, C., Genest, C., Addab, S., Desjardins, L., Bernier, P., Duval, M., Vézina, C., Langlet, M.-F., Cotes-Charlebois, F., & Paquin, D. (2026). Perceived effects of customized avatars in a multiplatform virtual environment on pain and anxiety in hospitalized children in hemato-oncology. Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 13, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936261471667
Gendron Granger, N., Trudel, É., Desjardins, L. (2026). Symptômes de stress post-traumatique chez les parents d’enfants atteints de cancer : étude exploratoire sur le rôle du soutien conjugal. Santé mentale au Québec
Carruyo Soto, Y., Buron, L., Kang Dufour, M-S., Dufour, C., Longaud, A., Kieffer, V., Lamore, K., Favré, E., Karsenti, L., Sultan, S., Rondeau, É., *Desjardins, L., * Flahault, C., *Lopez, C. (2026). Neuropsychological Outcomes in Pediatric Brain Tumour Survivors: Contributions of Sociocontextual Factors. Child Neuropsychology. *Co-senior authors.
Lefebvre, C., Gazzo, G., Defachelles, A.-S., El Hakim, C., Mezloy-Destracque, M., Desjardins, L., Entz-Werlé, N., Raimbault, S., Gehin, W., & Lamore, K. (2026). Challenges and needs among pediatric oncology providers in caring for pediatric brain tumor patients and survivors: A qualitative study. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 26(2), Article 100698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2026.100698
Kiaei, D. S., Caru, M., Larouche, V., Clini, E., Pugalenthi Saravanan, D., Lippé, S., Théoret, Y., Décarie, J.-C., Tabori, U., Hawkins, C., Ellezam, B., Ospina, L. H., Desjardins, L., Métras, M.-É., Sultan, S., Cantin, É., Routhier, M.-È., Mailloux, C., Bertrand, M.-C., Estephan, K., McKeown, T., Vairy, S., Legault, G., Renzi, S., Bouffet, É., Ramaswamy, V., Coltin, H., Lafay-Cousin, L., Hukin, J., Alves, M., Rent, T., Erker, C., Jabado, N., Dehaes, M., & Perreault, S. (2026). TRAM-01: A phase 2 study of trametinib for pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 and plexiform neurofibromas. Neuro-Oncology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noag112
Rivard, M., Desjardins, L., Mestari, Z., Lefebvre, C., Patel, S., Tremblay, J., Bergeron, É., Bellenger, J., Roch, L. (Accepted for publication). Co-Creating Support: A Participatory Research Approach to Developing a Group Intervention Program for Parents of Children Diagnosed with Cancer. BMC Health Services.
Longpré, C.*, Gendron Granger, N.*, Trudel, É., Desjardins, L. (2026). Cancer pédiatrique au Québec : Analyse qualitative des perceptions parentales sur les forces et défis familiaux. Revue québécoise de psychologie. *Co-premières auteurs.
Marsolais, S., Pastore, Y., Robitaille, N., Desjardins, L., Sultan, S., Clermont, M.J., Georges, P., Gaucher, N.O. and Forté, S., (2026). Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire: A Tool Associated With Transfer Success for Adolescents and Young Adults Living With Sickle Cell Disease?. EJHaem, 7(1), p.e70208.
Bonanno, M., Bourque, C.J., Robichaud, L.A., Roy, C., Guarascio, N., Desjardins, L., Charrette, M.C., Perreault, S., Laverdière, C. and Sultan, S., (2026). Improving Services for Paediatric Brain Tumour Survivors: Engaging Stakeholders and Decision‐Makers in Collaborative Workshops to Translate Solutions Into Practice. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 40(1), p.e70204.
Monarque, M. & Desjardins, L. (2025). Invited commentary: Moving Forward with Mixed Methods. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
Levesque, A., Saravanan, D.P., Perreault, S., Sultan, S., Desjardins, L., Rondeau, É., Wurz, A., Buron, L., Shah, N.B., Hayes, M. and Romo, L., (2025). Parent and child physical activity as possible predictors of quality of life in pediatric brain tumor patients: a dyadic analysis. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 13(1).
Desjardins, L. (2025). Highlight: Improving Implementation of the Psychosocial Standards of Care Together. Pediatric Blood and Cancer.
Monarque, M., Buron, L., Gendron Granger, N., Louis-Delsoin, Wendy., Labonté, N., Provost, C., Lessard, M., Rosberger, Z., Tsimicalis, A., Bergeron, É., Bonanno, M., Sultan, S., Laverdière, C., Desjardins, L. (2025). Preparing implementation of transition readiness screening: What do pediatric cancer survivors and caregivers want? Child: Care, Health & Development.
Chapados, P., Monarque, M., Melo, A., Provost, C., Laverdière, C., Sultan, S., Desjardins, L. (2025) Implementing transition readiness screening by nurses in pediatric oncology long-term follow-up care during the COVID-19 pandemic: Barriers and facilitators. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal.
Trudel, É., Ogez, D., Sultan, S., Brunier, L-S., Bernier, P., Charrette, M-C., Rondeau, É., Desjardins, L.(2025). Toward Equitable Access to Psychosocial Screening in Canada: Validation of the French–Canadian Psychosocial Assessment Tool. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 72(3), e31501.
Desjardins, L., Hancock, K., Lai, M. C., Bartels, U., Vorstman, J., & Barrera, M. (2024). Social and Emotional Functioning of Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors and Typically Developing Youth Following the Onset of the Pandemic. Current Oncology, 31(8), 4346-4356.
Buron, L., Perreault, S., Sultan, S., Bonanno, M., Coltin, H., Laverdière, C., Rondeau, É. & Desjardins, L. (2024). Full and Partial Facial Affect Recognition in Pediatric Brain Tumour Survivors and Typically Developing Children Following COVID-19 Pandemic. Current Oncology, 31(8), 4546-4558.
Bernier P, Desjardins L, Charette M-C. (2024). The role of mental health nursing in pediatric hematology/oncology–Part 2: Developing an implementation strategy for an innovative practice. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal/Revue canadienne de soins infirmiers en oncologie, 34(3):287-292.
Bernier P, Desjardins L, Charette M-C, Latour M-P, Bastien M-P. (2024). The role of the mental health nurse in pediatric hematology-oncology–Part 1: Developing an innovative practice. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal/Revue canadienne de soins infirmiers en oncologie, 34(3):274-280.
Buron, L., & Desjardins, L. (2024). Invited commentary: Intervention Research in Pediatric Rare Diseases. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 49, 536-537, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsae051
*Bonanno, M., Desjardins, L., Lugasi, T., Carrier, J., Labonté, N., Sultan, S., ... & Koukoui, B. (2024). Protocol for evaluation of the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a targeted transition readiness workshop intervention for pediatric brain tumor survivors. Pilot and Feasibility Studies (1), 1-10. *Co premiers auteurs
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
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.
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.
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.
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.