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Louise Hooker

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Does age matter?: A comparison of health‐related quality of life issues of adolescents and young adults with cancer

2018

Objective:Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) concerns of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) aged 14–25 years were compared with those of older adults (26–60 years) with cancer.Methods:AYAs and older adults receiving curative intent treatment or supportive palliative care for cancer were recruited from eight research centres across Europe. Participants used a rating scale to score the relevance and importance of a list of 77 issues covering 10 areas of HRQoL concern: symptoms; activity restrictions; social; emotional; body image; self‐appraisals; outlook on life; lifestyle; treatment‐related and life beyond treatment.Results:HRQoL issues were reviewed by 33 AYAs and 25 older adults. Sev…

GerontologyAdultMalePalliative careActivities of daily livingAdolescentmedia_common.quotation_subjectHealth StatusEmotionsPsycho-oncologyFertility03 medical and health sciencesYoung Adult0302 clinical medicineQuality of life (healthcare)Rating scaleNeoplasmsActivities of Daily LivingBody ImageMedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineYoung adultLife Stylemedia_commonbusiness.industryAge FactorsMiddle AgedSocial ParticipationSelf ConcepthumanitiesOncologyAttitude030220 oncology & carcinogenesisQuality of LifeFemalebusinessPsychosocialRare cancers Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 9]
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