Association of optimism and social support with health-related quality of life among Australian women cancer survivors - A cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Large-scale studies investigating health-related quality of life (HRQL) in cancer survivors are limited. This study aims to investigate HRQL and its relation to optimism and social support among Australian women following a cancer diagnosis.

Methods

Data were from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, a large cohort study (n = 14,715; born 1946-51), with 1428 incident cancer cases ascertained 1996-2017 via linkage to the Australian Cancer Database. HRQL was measured using the Short Form-36 (median 1.7 years post-cancer-diagnosis). Multivariable linear regression was performed on each HRQL domain, separately for all cancers combined, major cancer sites, and cancer-free peers.

Results

Higher optimism and social support were significantly associated wi

SUBMITTER: Rahman MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11880961 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature