Open AccessSupportive Care Needs and Health-Related Quality of Life of Esophageal Cancer Survivors
Author(s) -
Eunju Choi,
Soo Hyun Kim,
Young Whee Lee,
Hwasoon Kim,
Young Mog Shim,
Genehee Lee,
Deborah L Volker
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asia-pacific journal of oncology nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2349-6673
pISSN - 2347-5625
DOI - 10.4103/apjon.apjon_60_20
Subject(s) - quality of life (healthcare) , medicine , activities of daily living , needs assessment , gerontology , information needs , family medicine , health care , nursing , physical therapy , social science , sociology , world wide web , computer science , economic growth , economics
The aim of this study is (1) to describe the prevalence and correlates of unmet needs among esophageal cancer survivors (ECS) in Korea and (2) to identify the association between unmet needs and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).