Developing a Tool to Assess Needs of AYA Cancer Survivors in Rural, Medically Underserved Regions of Southwestern Indiana
While cancer has sustained impacts on survivors, no unified strategy exists to assess the ongoing needs of survivors. Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors have unique needs and concerns related to their life stages, including education, career, relationships, and family planning, all of which may be impacted by cancer and its treatments. In this study, we co-designed with survivors a distributable digital tool for assessing needs among this population. Because of known disparities in outcomes for survivors in rural or medically underserved areas, initial tool development focused on feedback from AYA survivors in one such region (Southwest Indiana).
Authors
- Tammy J. Sajdyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7641-3408)
- Sarah E. Wiehe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8148-0848)
- Brandon Cockrum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3560-5566)
- Kara Garcia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1325-0749)
- Bridget Hawryluk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6330-6114)
- Dustin Lynch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1356-1192)
- Joseph Sakel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0071-2838)
- Andrea Kiser
- Lisa Parks
- Brittany J Ritzman
- Oseme Okoruwa
- Courtney Moore
- Ryan Heumann
Institutions
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (US)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
- Published
- 2025-12-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/21565333251405138
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00