Health literacy impacts self-management, quality of life and fear of recurrence in head and neck cancer survivors.

Nicholas ClarkeSimon DunneLaura CoffeyLinda SharpDeirdre DesmondJean O'ConnerEleanor O'SullivanConrad TimonClaire CullenPamela Gallagher

Published in: Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice (2021)

Clinicians, healthcare providers and those developing interventions should consider how inadequate health literacy among HNC survivors might affect post-treatment outcomes when developing services and providing support for this group.

Keyphrases

healthcare
health information
young adults
primary care
physical activity
palliative care
mental health
social media
free survival
prefrontal cortex