Association Between Household Income and Self-Perceived Health Status and Poor Mental and Physical Health Among Cancer Survivors.

ABSTRACT: Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is multidimensional and is composed of, at a minimum, self-perceived health status, physical functioning, and psychological well-being. HRQoL measures reflect the extent of disability and dysfunction associated with a chronic disease such as cancer. The objective of this study is to examine factors associated with HRQoL among cancer survivors. Methods: Data from the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey was used to examine factors associated with HRQoL among participants who reported having ever been diagnosed with cancer. Four questions associated with HRQoL included self-perceived health status, number of bad physical health days, and number of bad mental health days per month. Least square regression and l

SUBMITTER: Su LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8688689 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature