The role of psychosocial resources for long-term breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer survivors: prevalence and associations with health-related quality of life
Autor: | Melissa S Y Thong, Lena Koch-Gallenkamp, Andrea Eberle, Bernd Holleczek, Daniela Doege, Volker Arndt, Mechthild Waldeyer-Sauerland, Heike Bertram, Hermann Brenner, Sylke Ruth Zeissig, Annika Waldmann |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
Gerontology
Adult Male media_common.quotation_subject Population Breast Neoplasms 03 medical and health sciences Prostate cancer Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Optimism Cancer Survivors Prevalence Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Survivors education media_common Aged education.field_of_study business.industry Nursing research Cancer Prostatic Neoplasms social sciences Middle Aged medicine.disease humanities Checklist Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Quality of Life Health Resources Female business Colorectal Neoplasms human activities Psychosocial |
Zdroj: | Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 27(1) |
ISSN: | 1433-7339 |
Popis: | Many long-term cancer survivors still have to adjust to possible adverse consequences of the illness or treatment. Resources can play an important role in this adjustment process, but research on this topic is limited, especially for very long-term survivors. This study explores, which resources are most frequently indicated by different subgroups of cancer survivors, and what role resources play for functioning and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in cancer survivors with and without recurrence. The sample of 6030 breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer survivors (5–16 years post-diagnosis) was recruited in a German multi-regional population-based study. Personal resources were assessed by a 27-item checklist; HRQL was assessed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30). General linear models were used to analyze associations of resources with HRQL. Participants indicated on average 11.4 (SD 5.1) resources as helpful. Family, activities with others, and partnership were indicated most commonly overall, but frequencies varied according to age, sex, and tumor site. Physical activity, health, professional help, calmness, hope, optimism, and hobbies were most important in explaining HRQL variance. Cancer survivors with recurrence and many resources were found to report similar HRQL as survivors without recurrence and only few resources. The study underlines the importance and situational variability of personal and social resources for cancer survivors’ HRQL, even years post-diagnosis. Not only the availability, but also the individual perception and significance of resources should be considered in follow-up cancer care. |
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