Disparities in quality of life, social distress and employment outcomes in Australian cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine how socio-demographic, comorbidities and information needs influence quality of life (QoL) outcomes of survivors of breast, colorectal, or prostate cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma or melanoma.

Methods

Cross-sectional postal survey with eligible participants identified through a population-based cancer registry. QoL outcomes were assessed by EQ-5D-5L, social difficulties index (SDI) and, for those employed at diagnosis, current employment. Regression analyses explored associations between outcome variables and cancer type, age, time since diagnosis, residential location, socio-economic disadvantage, comorbidities and unmet information needs. Mediation analyses examined whether comorbidities and information needs explained relationships between outcome variable

SUBMITTER: White VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9046289 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature