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Illness Perceptions and Quality of Life in Childhood Cancer Survivors
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SYSNO ASEP 0619856 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Illness Perceptions and Quality of Life in Childhood Cancer Survivors Author(s) Kohút, A. (SK)
Koutná, Veronika (PSU-E) RID, ORCID, SAI
Blatný, Marek (PSU-E) RID, SAI, ORCID
Jelínek, Martin (PSU-E) ORCID, RID, SAIArticle number 1383 Source Title Cancers (Basel). - : MDPI - ISSN 2072-6694
Roč. 17, č. 9 (2025)Number of pages 11 s. Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country CH - Switzerland Keywords common-sense model ; self-regulation ; adolescent ; metaanalysis ; reliability ; instrument ; validity ; illness perception ; quality of life ; paediatric cancer ; childhood cancer survivors OECD category Psychology (including human - machine relations) R&D Projects GA24-10455S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Method of publishing Open access Institutional support PSU-E - RVO:68081740 UT WOS 001486010000001 EID SCOPUS 105005085706 DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17091383 Annotation Background: Although illness perception (IP) is a widely recognised factor in the psychosocial adjustment to cancer, little is known about the impact of individual dimensions of IP. This study aims to analyse the relationship between individual dimensions of IP and quality of life (QOL) in childhood cancer survivors. Methods: The sample consisted of 163 long-term survivors aged 11 to 25 who were administered the Brief Illness Perceptions Questionnaire and the Minneapolis-Manchester Quality of Life Scale. Results: In the correlational analysis, all dimensions of IP were associated with individual dimensions of QOL, except for understanding and treatment control. The results of the hierarchical regression analysis controlling for demographic and medical factors showed that IP had predicted individual dimensions of QOL above and beyond these factors, with emotional response, concern, consequences and understanding being the most predictive dimensions. Several age-specific relationships between IP and QOL were also identified. Conclusions: Illness perceptions significantly contribute to explaining QOL of childhood cancer survivors above and beyond demographic and medical factors. These results may contribute to more effective targeting of psychosocial interventions promoting QOL of survivors. Workplace Institute of Psychology Contact Štěpánka Halamová, Halamova@praha.psu.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 222 096 Year of Publishing 2026
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