Rural living as context: a study of disparities in long-term cancer survivors.

Conclusions: The significant impact of rurality on HRQOL beyond self-esteem and social support suggests its role in explaining cancer survivorship disparities and directing practice. Until additional exploration can identify mechanisms behind rurality's impact, consideration of level of rurality as a potential factor in evaluating survivors' HRQOL outcomes is reasonable.Implications for Nursing: Survivor context (e.g., level of rurality) influences HRQOL outcomes. Context or culture-relevant risk minimization and HRQOL optimization nursing practices are indicated. PMID: 24769604 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Rural Remote Health - May 1, 2014 Category: Rural Health Authors: Pedro LW, Schmiege SJ Tags: Oncol Nurs Forum Source Type: research