title: Moderating effects of perceived growth on the association between fear of cancer recurrence and health-related quality of life among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors.
abstract: We examined whether (1) fear of cancer recurrence was related to lower health-related quality of life and (2) perceived growth moderated the link between fear of recurrence and health-related quality of life. About 292 adolescent and young adult cancer survivors (diagnosed with cancer at ages 15-34) completed a cross-sectional survey. Fear of recurrence was related to poorer physical and mental health-related quality of life. The negative association between fear of recurrence and mental health-related quality of life was moderated by perceived growth. Fostering perceived growth may mitigate the adverse associations of fear of recurrence and health-related quality of life.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychological Sciences , University of Connecticut , Storrs , CT , USA.
authors.forename: Dalnim
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychological Sciences , University of Connecticut , Storrs , CT , USA.
authors.forename: Crystal L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000523:psychology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: adolescent and young adult cancer survivors; fear of cancer recurrence; health-related quality of life; perceived growth following cancer; positive and negative impact of cancer