Dataset Information

Association between Time since Cancer Diagnosis and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Population-Level Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the association between time since cancer diagnosis and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among cancer survivors in remission.

Methods

Analyzing data from 3,610 cancer survivors and 59,539 individuals without cancer in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, we examined the relationship between time since cancer diagnosis and HRQOL, taking remission status into account and controlling for patients' demographic characteristics and comorbidities. HRQOL measurements included the six-dimensional health state short form (derived from 36-item short form health survey) (SF-6D) utility scores, the physical component summary score, and the mental component summary score.