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Raphaële van Litsenburg

Care Manager / Head of LATER
Sleep and fatigue in childhood cancer patients and their families.

I am responsible for the sleep research line. Good sleep is important for good health. It plays a role in physical, emotional and social well-being. Sleep problems are common in children with cancer and their parents, during treatment as well as (years) after. Our research group aims to:

  1. increase our understanding of the predisposing, precipitating and perpetuating factors associated with sleep problems in families facing childhood cancer;
  2. develop effective interventions to prevent or treat sleep problems;
  3. further develop valid and reliable instruments to measure sleep.
  • Blended therapy for adolescents with chronic health conditions to increase fatigue-related self-efficacy (Booster)

    • dec. 2025
    • Maartje D., Stutvoet, et al
    • Trials
  • Benchmarking the pediatric quality of life (PedsQL) cancer module in a large Dutch national cohort of childhood cancer patients

    • dec. 2025
    • Elin, Irestorm, et al
    • BMC Cancer
  • Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children and Parents Shortly After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis

    • okt. 2025
    • Eva Kremer Hooft, van Huijsduijnen, et al
    • Pediatric Blood and Cancer
  • Infectious Morbidity During Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia Chemotherapy in a High-Income Country

    • aug. 2025
    • Emily R., Schwartz, et al
    • Pediatric Blood and Cancer
  • Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children and Parents Shortly After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis

    • aug. 2025
    • Eva Kremer-Hooft, van Huijsduijnen, et al
    • Pediatric blood & cancer
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