Chapter
Health-Related Quality of Life
Abstract
The adolescent and young adult (AYA) period is unique; individuals are faced with personal and developmental challenges, which are amplified by having a diagnosis of cancer. Understanding the unique challenges of AYA is critical and may be assessed through the use of clinically meaningful and psychometrically sound scales measuring the impact of cancer on health-related quality of life (HRQL). The purpose of this chapter is to identify …
Authors
Klassen A; Wickert N; Tsangaris E; Klaassen R; Anthony S
Book title
Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults
Series
Pediatric Oncology
Pagination
pp. 735-747
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2017
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-33679-4_30