Aspects of mental health dysfunction among survivors of childhood cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some previous studies have reported that survivors of childhood cancer are at an increased risk of developing long-term mental health morbidity, whilst others have reported that this is not the case. Therefore, we analysed 5-year survivors of childhood cancer using the British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (BCCSS) to determine the risks of aspects of long-term mental health dysfunction.

Procedure

Within the BCCSS, 10 488 survivors completed a questionnaire that ascertained mental health-related information via 10 questions from the Short Form-36 survey. Internal analyses were conducted using multivariable logistic regression to determine risk factors for mental health dysfunction. External analyses were undertaken using direct standardisation to compare mental h

SUBMITTER: Fidler MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4651126 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature