Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 36-46, February 2010

Quality of Life in Cancer Survivorship: 20 Years Later

  • Karen Meneses

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Karen Meneses, PhD, RN, FAAN, 1530 Third Ave South, School of Nursing, 2M029, Birmingham, AL 35294
    • ,
  • Rachel Benz

Objectives

To discuss the unique quality-of-life (QOL) issues for cancer survivors and provide guidance for the selection of measures to assess them.

Data Sources

Literature review, PubMed search, electronic data, websites.

Conclusion

QOL is a vital outcome for cancer survivors. QOL measurement of the unique needs of cancer survivors has increased over the past 20 years.

Implications for Nursing Practice

Oncology nurses can move QOL science in cancer survivorship forward by using research findings to implement evidence-based practice.

Key Words: Cancer, Cancer survivorship, Quality of life, Intervention research, Nursing

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PII: S0749-2081(09)00113-2

doi:10.1016/j.soncn.2009.11.006

Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 36-46, February 2010

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