Impact of COVID-19-related experiences on health-related quality of life in cancer survivors in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Little evidence exists on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer survivors, limiting recommendations to improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in this population. We describe survivors' pandemic experiences and examine associations between COVID-19-related exposures, psychosocial experiences, and HRQoL.

Methods

Between May 2020-April 2021, survivors completed cross-sectional questionnaires capturing COVID-19-related exposures (e.g., exposure to virus, job loss); psychosocial experiences (i.e., COVID-19-related anxiety/depression, disruptions to health care and daily activities/social interactions, satisfaction with providers' response to COVID, financial hardship, perceived benefits of the pandemic, social support, and perceived stress management abi

SUBMITTER: Otto AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10939216 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature