title: Quality of life domains among non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors: an integrative literature review.
abstract: Survival rates of individuals with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) have increased in the past several years, as has the prevalence of older adults who are managing late and long-term effects of the disease and its treatment. In this integrative review, the state of the science for determining the quality of life (QOL) among NHL survivors is outlined. An online search of Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library databases was conducted using the following Keywords: non-Hodgkin lymphoma, health-related quality of life, quality of life, and impact of cancer. Eighteen studies published between 2000 and 2010 are reviewed. Of these, 17 were descriptive, cross-sectional designs, and one was a systematic review. The studies included participants of varying ages and years post-diagnosis as reported in several countries. Importantly, many used one or more QOL measures as outcome variables. Future research is needed on older and minority cancer populations and should include longitudinal and interventional studies.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460, USA. anleak@email.unc.edu
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leak
authors.forename: Deborah K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D011788:Quality of Life; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*