ArticleCancers2025
The Quality of Life of Cancer Survivors: The Role of Social Factors.
Article in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Health-Related Quality of Life in Lung Cancer Survivors: Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Psychosocial Modulators.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Article
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- Beyond survival: the hidden impact of depression on life after cancer.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- The Stress-Buffering Effect of Social Support on Socio-Economic Disparities in Mental Health among Cancer Survivors.Psychosocial intervention · 2026Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesWith improved technology and cancer treatments, the number of cancer survivors is growing. However, many cancer survivors experience long-term effects of cancer and its treatment, leading to a high health burden and poorer quality of life (QoL). A growing body of literature has explored the relationship between sociodemographic variables and QoL among cancer patients, although findings remain mixed. This study aims to assess the impact of social factors-role functioning, social functioning and social support-on the QoL of Icelandic cancer survivors diagnosed between 2015 and 2019, stratified by gender and cancer type (breast, prostate and colorectal cancer).
methodThis study is a secondary analysis study, using data from a cross-sectional study conducted by the Icelandic Cancer Society in 2020-2021. In total, 1200 cancer survivors participated.
resultsMultiple regression showed that less depressive symptoms, higher role and social functioning, better instrumental social support, higher educational attainment and income, less financial difficulties and lower age were significantly associated with higher QoL among participants.
conclusionscancer survivors' global health status/QoL is highly influenced by role functioning and depression symptoms, while other predictive factors, including social functioning, social support, education and income, vary by gender and cancer type.
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