Quality of Life and Impact of Cancer: Differences in Rural and Nonrural Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

People living in rural areas experience greater health disparities than their nonrural counterparts, but little is known about the association between rural status and quality of life (QOL) in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) survivors. We compared self-reported quality of life and impact of cancer in rural and nonrural NHL survivors.

Methods

This study is a secondary analysis of 566 NHL cancer survivors recruited from cancer registries at 2 large academic medical centers in 1 state. Standardized measures collected information on demographics and clinical characteristics, quality of life (QOL; SF-36), and the Impact of Cancer (IOCv2). Rural residence was determined by Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes designated as nonmetropolitan. Multiple linear regression analys

SUBMITTER: Noonan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7529644 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature