The association of bowel function, participation in life activities, and quality of life in rectal cancer survivors.
Joanna E BulkleyCarmit K McMullenAndreea M RawlingsRobert S KrouseMelanie C FranciscoAndrew T SterrettAndrea N Burnett-HartmanPamala A PawloskiDouglas A CorleyJanice C ColwellHeather Spencer FeigelsonPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2021)
Rectal cancer survivors' participation in life activities was strongly associated with QOL, even when controlling for numerous confounders, including bowel function. Identifying ways to improve participation in life activities may be critical to developing rehabilitative and other supportive interventions that optimize QOL among rectal cancer survivors.