Effects of socioeconomic factors and cancer survivors' worries on their quality of life (QOL) in Japan

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 606-611

  Kobayashi, K ^a,b   Morita, S ^c   Shimonagayoshi, M ^a   Kobayashi, M ^a   Fujiki, Y ^b   Uchida, Y ^b   Yamaguchi, K ^d  

^a SAITAMA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer survivor; Income; Occupation; Quality of life; Socioeconomic factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; JAPAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY; SURVIVORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 48249084976     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1278     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Deimling GT, Bowman KF, Sterns S, Wagner LJ, Kahana B. Cancer-related health worries and psychological distress among older adult, long-term cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology 2006;15(4):306-320.
2. Deimling GT, Wagner LJ, Bowman KF, Sterns S, Kercher K, Kahana B. Coping among older-adult, long-term cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology 2006;15(2): 143-159.
3. Ashing-Giwa K, Ganz PA, Petersen L. Quality of life of African-American and white long term breast carcinoma survivors. Cancer 1999; 85(2):418-426.
4. Kim SP, Bennett CL, Chan C et al. QOL and outcomes research in prostate cancer patients with low socio-economic status. Oncology (Williston Park) 1999;13(6):823-832.
5. de Graeff A, de Leeuw JR, Ros WJ, Hordijk GJ, Blijham GH, Winnubst JA. Sociodemographic factors and quality of life as prognostic indicators in head and neck cancer. Eur J Cancer 2001;37(3):332-339.
6. Fang FM, Chiu HC, Kuo WR et al. Health-related quality of life for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients with cancer-free survival after treatment. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2002;53(4):959-968.
7. Fumimoto H, Kobayashi K, Chang CH et al. Cross-cultural validation of an international questionnaire, the General Measure of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy scale (FACT-G), for Japanese. Qual Life Res 2001;10:701-709.
8. Kobayashi K, Green J, Shimonagayoshi M et al. Validation of the Care Notebook for measuring physical, mental and 'life well-being' of patients with cancer. Qual Life Res 2005;14(4):1035-1043.
9. Kobayashi K, Takeda F, Teramukai S et al. A cross-validation of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) for Japanese with lung cancer. Eur J Cancer 1998;34:810-815.
10. Yamaguchi K and Joint Study Group on the Sociology of Cancer (eds). A report on research into the anxieties and burdens of cancer sufferers: the view of 7885 people who faced up to cancer. 2004; 1-56. (In English: http://www.scchr.jp/yorozu/pdf/taiken_koe_eng.pdf, Japanese: http://www.scchr.jp/yorozu/pdf/taiken_koe_jpn200609.pdf, Portuguese: http://www.scchr.jp/yorozu/pdf/taiken_koe_por.pdf, Chinese: http://www.scchr.jp/yorozu/pdf/taiken_koe_chin.pdf, Korean: http://www.scchr.jp/yorozu/pdf/taiken_koe_kor.pdf.)
11. Aaronson NK, Ahmedzai S, Bergman B et al. The European Organization for research and treatment of cancer QLQ-C30: a Quality-of-Life Instrument for use in international clinical trials in oncology. J Natl Cancer Inst 1993;85:365-375.
12. Peterman AH, Fitchett G, Brady MJ, Hernandez L, Cella D. Measuring spiritual well-being in people with cancer: the functional assessment of chronic illness therapy - Spiritual Well-being Scale (FACIT-Sp). Ann Behav Med 2002;24(1):49-58.
13. Bock RD. Components of variance analysis as a structural and discriminal analysis for psychological tests. Br J Stat Psychol 1960; 13:151-163.
14. Short PF, Mallonee EL. Income disparities in the quality of life of cancer survivors. Med Care 2006;44(1):16-23.
15. Dapueto JJ, Servente L, Francolino C, Hahn EA. Determinants of quality of life in patients with cancer. Cancer 2005; 103(5):1072-1081.
16. Yun YH, Rhee YS, Kang IO et al. Economic burdens and quality of life of family caregivers of cancer patients. Oncology 2005; 68(2-3):107-114.
17. Zebrack BJ, Ganz PA, Bernaards CA, Petersen L, Abraham L. Assessing the impact of cancer: development of a new instrument for long-term survivors. Psycho-Oncology 2006;15(5):407-421.