Prevalence and predictors of cancer-related worry and associations with health behaviors in adult survivors of childhood cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer-related worry (CRW) is common among cancer survivors; however, little is known about factors associated with CRW or its impact on health behaviors in adult survivors of childhood cancer.

Methods

Survivors in the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study (n = 3211; 51% male; mean age, 31.2 years [SD, 8.4 years]; mean time after diagnosis, 22.8 years [SD, 8.3 years]) underwent medical evaluations and completed ratings of CRW, psychological symptoms, and health behaviors. Multivariable modified Poisson regression models examined associations between CRW and treatment exposures, chronic health conditions, psychological symptoms, and health behaviors.

Results

Sixty-four percent of survivors (95% confidence interval [CI], 62.6-65.9) reported worry about subsequent ma

SUBMITTER: McDonnell GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8323824 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature