Quality of life after pediatric cancer: comparison of long-term childhood cancer survivors' quality of life with a representative general population sample and associations with physical health and risk indicators.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to compare the quality of life (QoL) reported by childhood cancer survivors (CCS) drawn from a cohort of the German Childhood Cancer Registry with a representative general population sample and, within CCS, to test associations between QoL and health behavior, health risk factors, and physical illness.

Methods

CCS (N = 633, age at diagnosis M = 6.34 (SD = 4.38), age at medical assessment M = 34.92 (SD = 5.70)) and a general population sample (age-aligned; N = 975) filled out the EORTC QLQ-C30. Comparisons were performed using General linear models (GLMs) (fixed effects: sex/gender, group (CCS vs. general population); covariates: age, education level). CCS underwent an extensive medical assessment (mean time from diagnosis to assessment was 28.07 (

SUBMITTER: Ernst M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10318771 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature