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Assessing Fear of Cancer Recurrence among Adolescents and Young Adults: The Por...

Introduction: Adolescents and young adults with cancer experience high levels of fear of cancer recurrence (FCR), negatively impacting their lives. However, no measure has been validated worldwide to assess FCR levels among these young people. This study aims to validate the FCR7, a scale that measures FCR, for the Portuguese population of adolescents and young adults.Methods: Ninety-two participants were recru...

Fear of cancer recurrence, distress, and quality of life in adolescent and youn...

Adolescents and young adult cancer survivors often experience high levels of fear of cancer recurrence (FCR), which significantly impacts their emotional well-being and quality of life. The lack of studies on this target population in Portugal leads to a gap of knowledge that informs the development of interventions and solutions aimed at AYA cancer survivors. This study aimed to analyze the moderating effect o...

Validação portuguesa da escala FCR7 para adolescentes e jovens adultos com canc...

Adolescentes e jovens adultos (AYAs) com cancro têm frequentemente reportado elevado medo de recorrência. A investigação tem-se debruçado nesta temática, contudo as medidas utilizadas não se encontram validadas para AYAs. Este estudo pretendeu assim validar a escala FCR7 para avaliação do medo de recorrência do cancro na população portuguesa de AYAs. A recolha ocorreu em formato online, sendo recrutados 92 AYAs...

Medo de recorrência e distress psicológico em adolescentes e jovens adultos sob...

A investigação tem sugerido que adolescentes e jovens adultos (AYAs) diagnosticados com cancro apresentam desafios únicos no curso da doença. A recorrência do cancro emerge como uma das suas principais preocupações e acompanha estes jovens ao longo do seu desenvolvimento. Este estudo objetivou explorar a relação entre variáveis sociodemográficas, clínicas, medo de progressão e o distress psicológico em AYAs com...

Informed consent and adolescents with cancer: challenges and tools in online st...

Taking care of an adolescent and young adult cancer survivor: a systematic revi...

Research usually investigates adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer in combination with younger and older cancer patients and survivors. However, AYAs with cancer are a unique group, and their caregivers' experience may also differ from other caregivers of cancer survivors. This systematic review aims to understand the impact of a cancer diagnosis on family caregivers, comparing the experience of careg...

Taking care of an adolescent and young adult cancer survivor: a systematic revi...

Research usually investigates adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer in combination with younger and older cancer patients and survivors. However, AYAs with cancer are a unique group, and their caregivers' experience may also differ from other caregivers of cancer survivors. This systematic review aims to understand the impact of a cancer diagnosis on family caregivers, comparing the experience of careg...