Young adult cancer survivors' psychosocial well-being: A cross-sectional study assessing quality of life, unmet needs, and health behaviors

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1333-1341

  Hall, Alix Edna ^a   Boyes, Allison Wendy ^a   Bowman, Jennifer ^b   Walsh, Raoul A ^a   James, Erica L ^c   Girgis, Afaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer survivors; Health behaviors; Psychosocial oncology; Quality of life; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; CANCER SURVIVOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUPPORTIVE CARE NEEDS SURVEY-SHORT FORM 34;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863981324     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-011-1221-x     Document Type: Article

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