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ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology2025

Association of optimism and social support with health-related quality of life among Australian women cancer survivors - A cohort study.

Md Mijanur Rahman, Michael David, Julia Steinberg, Anne Cust, Xue Qin Yu, Claudia Rutherford, Emily Banks, Julie Byles, Karen Canfell

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Md Mijanur RahmanThe Daffodil Centre, the University of Sydney, A Joint Venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, Australia.
Michael DavidThe Daffodil Centre, the University of Sydney, A Joint Venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, Australia.
Julia SteinbergThe Daffodil Centre, the University of Sydney, A Joint Venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, Australia.
Anne CustThe Daffodil Centre, the University of Sydney, A Joint Venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, Australia.
Xue Qin YuThe Daffodil Centre, the University of Sydney, A Joint Venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8638-7979
Claudia RutherfordThe Daffodil Centre, the University of Sydney, A Joint Venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, Australia.
Emily BanksNational Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Julie BylesCentre for Women's Health Research, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
Karen CanfellThe Daffodil Centre, the University of Sydney, A Joint Venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, Australia.

Funding

Australian Government Department of HealthCancer Institute NSW Fellowship 2022/CDF1154Minderoo Foundation and equipment donations from Cepheid Inc.National Health and Research Council of Australia APP1194679National Health and Research Council of Australia APP2017742NHMRC #2008454Roche Molecular Diagnostics, USA
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Abstract

aimLarge-scale studies investigating health-related quality of life (HRQL) in cancer survivors are limited. This study aims to investigate HRQL and its relation to optimism and social support among Australian women following a cancer diagnosis.

methodsData were from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, a large cohort study (n = 14,715; born 1946-51), with 1428 incident cancer cases ascertained 1996-2017 via linkage to the Australian Cancer Database. HRQL was measured using the Short Form-36 (median 1.7 years post-cancer-diagnosis). Multivariable linear regression was performed on each HRQL domain, separately for all cancers combined, major cancer sites, and cancer-free peers.

resultsHigher optimism and social support were significantly associated with better HRQL across various domains in women with and without a cancer diagnosis (p < 0.05). Mean HRQL scores across all domains for all cancer sites were significantly higher among optimistic versus not optimistic women with cancer (p < 0.05). Adjusting for sociodemographic and other health conditions, lower optimism was associated with reduced scores across all domains, with greater reductions in mental health (adjusted mean difference (AMD) = -11.54, p < 0.01) followed by general health (AMD = -11.08, p < 0.01). Social support was less consistently related to HRQL scores, and following adjustment was only significantly associated with social functioning (AMD = -7.22, p < 0.01) and mental health (AMD = -6.34, p < 0.01).

conclusionsOur findings highlight a strong connection between optimism, social support, and HRQL among cancer survivors. Providing psychosocial support and addressing behavioral and socioeconomic factors and other health conditions associated with optimism and social support may improve HRQL.

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Cancer SurvivorsNeoplasmsOptimismQuality of LifeSocial SupportAgedAustraliaCohort StudiesFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMiddle Agedadjusted mean differencehealth‐related quality of lifeoptimismsocial supportwomen cancer survivor

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PMCPMC11880961

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