Health-related quality of life of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal improvements on social functioning and fatigue

Carla Vlooswijk; Silvie H M Janssen; Lonneke V van de Poll-Franse; Rhodé Bijlsma; Suzanne E J Kaal; J Martijn Kerst; Jacqueline M Tromp; Monique E M M Bos; Roy I Lalisang; Janine Nuver; Mathilde C M Kouwenhoven; Winette T A van der Graaf; Olga Husson

doi:10.1186/s41687-023-00629-0

Health-related quality of life of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal improvements on social functioning and fatigue

Carla Vlooswijk
, Silvie H M Janssen
, Lonneke V van de Poll-Franse
, Rhodé Bijlsma
, Suzanne E J Kaal
, J Martijn Kerst
, Jacqueline M Tromp
, Monique E M M Bos
, Roy I Lalisang
, Janine Nuver
, Mathilde C M Kouwenhoven
, Winette T A van der Graaf
, Olga Husson^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among long-term Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors (AYACS) and an age- and sex-matched normative population was examined. Although the HRQoL of AYACS was worse compared to the normative population before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, the scores of AYACS improved over time in contrast to the normative population. Presumably, AYACS are used to adjusting their lives to stressful life events. Furthermore, the lockdown may have been beneficial for AYACS who face difficulties fully participating in society due to the impact of cancer. AYACS who encounter HRQoL issues could benefit from support interventions to empower them and build resilience.

Original language	English
Article number	93
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of patient-reported outcomes
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-023-00629-0
Publication status	Published - 13-Sept-2023

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Humans
Adolescent
Young Adult
COVID-19/epidemiology
Social Interaction
Cancer Survivors
Pandemics
Quality of Life
Communicable Disease Control
Fatigue/epidemiology
Neoplasms/epidemiology

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Vlooswijk, C., Janssen, S. H. M., van de Poll-Franse, L. V., Bijlsma, R., Kaal, S. E. J., Kerst, J. M., Tromp, J. M., Bos, M. E. M. M., Lalisang, R. I., Nuver, J., Kouwenhoven, M. C. M., van der Graaf, W. T. A., & Husson, O. (2023). Health-related quality of life of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal improvements on social functioning and fatigue. Journal of patient-reported outcomes, 7(1), Article 93. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-023-00629-0

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Health-related quality of life of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal improvements on social functioning and fatigue. / Vlooswijk, Carla; Janssen, Silvie H M; van de Poll-Franse, Lonneke V et al.
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