Quality of life in cancer survivorship: 20 years later.
OBJECTIVE
To discuss the unique quality-of-life (QOL) issues for cancer survivors and provide guidance for the selection of measures to assess them.


METHODS
Literature review, PubMed search, electronic data, websites.


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


CONCLUSIONS
Oncology nurses can move QOL science in cancer survivorship forward by using research findings to implement evidence-based practice.
chool of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Karen
K
Meneses
Rachel
R
Benz
D000359:Aftercare / Q000639:trends; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000639:trends*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D015996:Survival Rate; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology