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- Title
Demographic and Disease Characteristics Associated With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors' Quality of Life: Does Age Matter?
- Authors
Leak, Ashley; Smith, Sophia K.; Crandell, Jamie; Jenerette, Coretta; Bailey, Donald E.; Zimmerman, Sheryl; Mayer, Deborah K.
- Abstract
Purpose/Objectives: To examine demographic and disease characteristics by age and the moderating effect of age on quality of life (QOL) among non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) survivors.Design: A cross-sectional, secondary analysis study of NHL survivors.Setting: Two North Carolina cancer registries.Sample: 741 NHL survivors with a mean age of 62 years and a mean time since diagnosis of 10 years.Methods: Mailed surveys were sent to individuals treated for NHL. All analyses were conducted using SPSS®, version 18.0. Multiple regression was used to analyze relationships among demographic and disease characteristics, age, and QOL.Main Research Variables: Demographic, disease, and clinical characteristics on QOL.Findings: In relation to QOL, income and gender were moderated by age; for example, younger survivors who earned less than $30,000 annually had a poorer QOL. Women reported a higher QOL than men.Conclusions: Age was a moderator for income and an indicator for how income could affect care of younger survivors. Men reported a lower QOL than women and gender-specific resources may be helpful to them.Implications for Nursing: Nursing research should focus on age-sensitive resources targeted for younger NHL survivors.Knowledge Translation: Age is an important characteristic that impacts overall health-related QOL. Oncology nurses are instrumental in identifying patients at all ages who could benefit from age-specific resources.
- Subjects
NORTH Carolina; AGE distribution; CANCER patients; DEMOGRAPHY; REPORTING of diseases; INCOME; LYMPHOMAS; QUALITY of life; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; SEX distribution; SURVEYS; MULTIPLE regression analysis; SECONDARY analysis; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Oncology Nursing Forum, 2013, Vol 40, Issue 2, p157
- ISSN
0190-535X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1188/13.ONF.157-162