Is long-term cancer survivors’ quality of life comparable to that of the general population? An italian study

Maria Antonietta Annunziata; Barbara Muzzatti; Lorena Giovannini; Francesca Romito; Claudia Cormio; Vittorio Mattioli; Daniela Barberio; Valentina Abate; Francesco De Falco; Fiorino Mirabella; Angelo Picardi; Riccardo Capocaccia; Umberto Tirelli

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Is long-term cancer survivors’ quality of life comparable to that of the general population? An italian study

Maria Antonietta Annunziata, Barbara Muzzatti, Lorena Giovannini, Francesca Romito, Claudia Cormio, Vittorio Mattioli, Daniela Barberio, Valentina Abate, Francesco De Falco, Fiorino Mirabella, Angelo Picardi, Riccardo Capocaccia, Umberto Tirelli

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Purpose: Since long-term survivorship is now a reality for an increasingly number of people with a history of cancer, understanding their quality of life (QoL) can inform health care policy as well as help supporting individual patients. This study was aimed to quantify QoL of this specific population in comparison with data provided for both the general population and cancer patients and to assess QoL association with several sociodemographic, clinical, and psychological variables. Methods: Three hundred fourteen Italian long-term cancer survivors (people who have been free from cancer and cancer treatments for at least 5 years) completed a battery of questionnaires including the SF12 for QoL assessment. Results: Both physical and mental functioning were higher than those among Italian cancer patients but lower than those of the Italian general population (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2663-2668
Number of pages	6
Journal	Supportive Care in Cancer
Volume	23
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-015-2628-6
Publication status	Published - Oct 1 2015

Keywords

Cancer survivors
General population
Mental functioning
Oncology
Physical functioning
Quality of life

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Oncology
Medicine(all)

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Annunziata, M. A., Muzzatti, B., Giovannini, L., Romito, F., Cormio, C., Mattioli, V., Barberio, D., Abate, V., De Falco, F., Mirabella, F., Picardi, A., Capocaccia, R., & Tirelli, U. (2015). Is long-term cancer survivors’ quality of life comparable to that of the general population? An italian study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 23(9), 2663-2668. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-015-2628-6

Is long-term cancer survivors’ quality of life comparable to that of the general population? An italian study. / Annunziata, Maria Antonietta; Muzzatti, Barbara; Giovannini, Lorena; Romito, Francesca; Cormio, Claudia; Mattioli, Vittorio; Barberio, Daniela ; Abate, Valentina ; De Falco, Francesco; Mirabella, Fiorino; Picardi, Angelo; Capocaccia, Riccardo; Tirelli, Umberto.

In: Supportive Care in Cancer, Vol. 23, No. 9, 01.10.2015, p. 2663-2668.

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Annunziata, MA, Muzzatti, B, Giovannini, L, Romito, F, Cormio, C, Mattioli, V, Barberio, D , Abate, V , De Falco, F, Mirabella, F, Picardi, A, Capocaccia, R & Tirelli, U 2015, 'Is long-term cancer survivors’ quality of life comparable to that of the general population? An italian study', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol. 23, no. 9, pp. 2663-2668. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-015-2628-6

Annunziata, Maria Antonietta ; Muzzatti, Barbara ; Giovannini, Lorena ; Romito, Francesca ; Cormio, Claudia ; Mattioli, Vittorio ; Barberio, Daniela ; Abate, Valentina ; De Falco, Francesco ; Mirabella, Fiorino ; Picardi, Angelo ; Capocaccia, Riccardo ; Tirelli, Umberto. / Is long-term cancer survivors’ quality of life comparable to that of the general population? An italian study. In: Supportive Care in Cancer. 2015 ; Vol. 23, No. 9. pp. 2663-2668.

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