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## Abstract __Objective__: Cancer survivors report deficits in social functioning even years after completing treatment. Commonly used measures of social functioning provide incomplete understanding of survivors' social behavior. This study describes social activities of survivors and evaluates the psychometric properties of the Social Activity Log (SAL) in a cohort of long‐term survivors of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for cancer. __Methods__: One hundred and two (5–20 year) survivors completed the SAL, Short‐Form‐36 Health Survey (SF‐36), and other patient‐reported outcomes. Principal components analysis determined the factor structure of the SAL along with correlations and regressions to establish validity. __Results__: Principal component analysis yielded three factors in the SAL: ‘non‐contact events’ (e.g. telephone calls), ‘regular events’ (e.g. played cards), and ‘special events’ (e.g. concerts), which explained 59% of the total variance. The SAL possessed good internal consistency (Cronbach's __α__=0.82). SF‐36 social function and SAL were moderately correlated (__r__=0.31). In linear regressions, physical function and depression explained 16% of the varia

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Author

Karen L. Syrjala; Allison C. Stover; Jean C. Yi; Samantha B. Artherholt; Janet R. Abrams

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; FASEB (ISSN 1057-9249)

Published

2010

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)