Daily functioning in glioma survivors: associations with cognitive function, psychological factors and quality of life.

ABSTRACT: Aim: Understanding and supporting quality of life (QoL) and daily functioning in glioma patients is a clinical imperative. In this study, we examined the relationship between cognition, psychological factors, measures of health-related QoL and functioning in glioma survivors. Materials & methods: We examined neuropsychological, self-reported cognition, mood and QoL correlates of work and non-work-related daily functioning in 23 glioma survivors, and carried out linear models of the best predictors. Results & conclusion: A total of 13/23 participants were working at the time of enrollment. The best model for worse work-related functioning (R² = .83) included worse self-reported cognitive function, depression, loneliness and brain tumor symptoms. The best mode

SUBMITTER: Van Dyk K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9134930 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature