What issues did the ECHOS-NHL study examine?

The ECHOS-NHL survey addressed the following areas:

• Follow-up Cancer Care
  • frequency and nature of health care visits, specialty of physicians seen, length of survivor-physician relationship, and physicians' communication behavior;
  • attitude toward follow-up care;
  • overall rating of and satisfaction with care; and
  • preference for discussing psychosocial problems with follow-up care physician.
• Late Effects of Medical Treatment
  • late effect versus pre-cancer co-morbid status of 41 medical conditions; and
  • women's health.
• Cognitive Appraisal
  • risk perception, personal control, perceived health competence, optimism; and
  • perceived life change due to cancer.
• Symptoms and Health-related Quality of Life
  • physical symptoms;
  • physical and mental health summary scores;
  • depression and anxiety;
  • fatigue;
  • sexual functioning; and
  • cognitive functioning.
• Health Behaviors
  • physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption; and
  • use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM).
• Cancer-related Information Needs
• Social Support
• Sociodemographic and Clinical Information