Health-related quality of life, fatigue and health behaviours in Australian adolescent and young adult cancer survivors

Abstract

Introduction: Current knowledge of the long-term health behaviours and well-being of adolescent and yong adult (AYA) cancer survivors is limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the health behaviours of AYA cancer survivors compared to Australian normative data and describe their health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) and levels of fatigue. Method: A cross-sectional online survey of participants aged 15–25 years at diagnosis and 2–7 years post treatment completion was conducted at a comprehensive cancer centre. Validated questionnaires assessed health behaviours and functioning including current physical activity (PA) levels, diet quality, fatigue (FACIT-F) and HR-QoL (AQoL-6D, Short ..