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Martha Grootenhuis

Group leader
I am specialized in research into the psychosocial consequences of childhood cancer. These include consequences such as medical traumatic stress, anxiety and depression, but also quality of life and sleep.



In order to offer targeted pediatric psycho-oncological care, there is an ongoing need for research into the risk and protective factors of the individual patient system and the family. As Pediatric Psycho-Oncology Professionals International (PoPPis) we focus on the early recognition and treatment of these psychosocial problems. We use web-based applications, such as the digital method KLIK to systematically monitor and screen for the development of the children and their parents and to pay attention to this in clinical practice (www.hetklikt.nu). Effectiveness research and implementation of interventions are part of our research program. I was affiliated with the Emma Children's Hospital of the AMC between 1992 and 2018 and I built a researchgroup on pediatric psychology. In 2011 they appointed me professor. Research carried out during this period can be found at www.zorgvoorhetziekekind.nl including several PhD-theses in pediatric psycho-oncology.

I am the founder and chairman of the Pediatric Psycho-Oncology Committee of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) and associate editor for Supportive Care & Cancer.

  • Health-related quality of life of toddlers during and after cancer treatment

    • okt. 2024
    • Elin, Irestorm, et al
    • EJC Pediatric Oncology
  • Recording diagnostic conversations for communication research purposes in pediatric leukemia

    • okt. 2024
    • Petra, Buursma, et al
    • Pediatric Blood and Cancer
  • Taste and smell are associated with dietary intake, eating behavior, nutritional status, and health-related quality of life in children with cancer

    • okt. 2024
    • Mirjam, van den Brink, et al
    • Clinical Nutrition
  • The development of fatigue after treatment for pediatric brain tumors does not differ between tumor locations

    • mei 2024
    • Elin, Irestorm, et al
    • Pediatric Blood and Cancer
  • Experiences of pediatric cancer patients (age 12-18 years) with extensive germline sequencing for cancer predisposition

    • feb. 2024
    • Sebastian, Bon, et al
    • European Journal of Human Genetics
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