Relationship between health literacy and quality of life among cancer survivors in China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the association between health literacy (HL) and quality of life (QOL) among cancer survivors in China.

Design

Cross-sectional study in China.

Setting and participants

This is a cross-sectional observational study of 4589 cancer survivors aged 18 years and older from the Shanghai Cancer Rehabilitation Club. Participants were enrolled and completed the questionnaires between May and July 2017.

Measurement

HL was assessed by three established screening questions and QOL was evaluated using the simplified Chinese version of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality-of-Life Questionnaire-Core 30 items. Answers to all questionnaires were collected through face-to-face interviews or through self-administered question

SUBMITTER: Xia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6955568 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature