%0 Journal Article %T Discussing factors associated with quality of life in cancer follow %A Alison Wearden %A Andrew Mayes %A Deborah Talmi %A Florien Boele %A John Radford %A Martin G McCabe %A Oana C Lindner %J Clinical Rehabilitation %@ 1477-0873 %D 2019 %R 10.1177/0269215518820093 %X The aim of this study is to perform a preliminary test of a practical, evidence-based model to enable discussions around quality of life每related concerns during cancer follow-up appointments. Cross-sectional study measuring quality of life, illness perceptions, emotional distress, fatigue, and subjective cognitive complaints. Cancer outpatient follow-up clinics in four National Health Services in the United Kingdom. Working-age post-treatment cancer patients, treated with curative intent. Not applicable. European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer 每 Quality of Life Questionnaire 每 Core 30, Illness Perceptions Questionnaire 每 Revised, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Chalder Fatigue Scale, and Cognitive Failures Questionnaire. Fifty-seven cancer patients, with a mean age of 36ˋyears and on average 2.75ˋyears post treatment, returned the completed questionnaires. Anxiety partially mediated the association between subjective cognitive complaints and illness identity (60%) and timeline (25%). Cognitive complaints mediated the relationships between quality of life and anxiety (45%), depression (30%), and fatigue (62%). Depression mediated the relationships between quality of life and illness identity (48%) and timeline (40%). Our study provides a preliminary test of an evidence-based model to help elicit quality of life每related concerns during cancer follow-up appointments. Illness perceptions are associated with quality of life through the mediation of other cancer-relevant factors. Discussing the type, origin, and expected duration of symptoms may elicit other concerns, such as emotional distress, fatigue, or cognitive complaints, which explained a significant amount of the relationship between illness perceptions and quality of life %K Quality of life %K follow-up care %K illness perceptions %K cancer %K survivors %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269215518820093