Measuring the psychosocial health of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors: a critical review
Open Access
- 1 January 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
- Vol. 8 (1) , 25
Abstract
Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors require psychometrically rigorous measures to assess their psychosocial well-being. Without methodologically adequate scales the accuracy of information obtained on the prevalence of needs, predictors of risk, and the potential success of any interventions, can be questioned. This review assessed the psychometric properties of measures designed specifically to identify the psychosocial health of this unique population.Keywords
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