{"doi":"10.1016/j.jss.2023.09.011","title":"Socioeconomic Factors Predict Long-Term Quality of Life of Cancer Survivors: An International Survey","abstract":null,"journal":"Journal of Surgical Research","year":2024,"id":644562,"datarank":0.8240468276950156,"base_score":3.091042453358316,"endowment":3.091042453358316,"self_citation_contribution":0.4636563680037475,"citation_network_contribution":0.3603904596912681,"self_endowment_contribution":0.4636563680037475,"citer_contribution":0.3603904596912681,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":21,"citer_count":21,"citers_with_citation_signal":11,"citers_with_endowment":11,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":null,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":false,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":null,"fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":1677773,"name":"Akash Bhat","orcid":null,"position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1677774,"name":"Samantha J. 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We assessed the correlation between socioeconomic factors and long-term QOL in a global cohort of cancer survivors.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Patients were offered surveys via online support groups. Using the Short Form-12 validated questionnaire, physical QOL (PQOL) and mental QOL (MQOL) well-being were compared to the general population. Socioeconomic factors were assessed with regression analysis for impact on QOL.<h4>Results</h4>Seven hundred eighty two survivors from six continents responded. They were 57 ± 13 y and 68% female, 90.8% White, with 43 distinct cancer diagnoses. All survivors had PQOL and MQOL scores lower than the general population. Lower education level, household income, and non-White race all correlated with reduced PQOL and/or MQOL. Age was negatively correlated with PQOL (r = -0.08, P = 0.03) and positively correlated with MQOL (r = 0.142, P < 0.001). Care at large regional/academic centers was associated with higher MQOL (42 ± 14 versus 38 ± 11, P = 0.005). Age (β = -0.1, P = 0.04), education (β = 1.1, P = 0.005), and income (β = 2.0, P < 0.001) were predictors of PQOL, while age (β = 0.2, P < 0.001), income (β = 1.7, P = 0.002), and community hospital care (β = -3.6, P = 0.013) were predictors of MQOL.<h4>Conclusions</h4>In a large international survey of cancer survivors, we identified socioeconomic factors and their associations with QOL. 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