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S.C.Sodergren@soton.ac.uk

Dr Samantha Sodergren BSc, PhD

Research Fellow Patient Reported Outcome Assessment, Study Co-ordinator for the development of EORTC Quality of Life Modules

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Dr Samantha Sodergren Research Fellow within Health Sciences at the University of Southampton.

Patients’ positivity in the face of adversity continually inspires me

My background is in Psychology having earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology in 1992 from the University of Southampton and I became a Chartered Health Psychologist in 2002. My role as Research Assistant at the University of Plymouth for an MRC-funded project looking at novel approaches to quality of life assessment allowed me to develop my interest in Health Psychology. I also took on the role of part-time lecturer at the University of Plymouth and in 2002 I completed my PhD looking at the Positive Consequences of Illness. I have developed several quality of life measurement tools including the Silver Lining Questionnaire which was developed as part of my PhD. I started my research work at the University of Southampton in 2012. My current role as study co-ordinator for the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group Funded Projects involves the development of measures to assess health-related quality of life for people with cancer; specifically I am working with adolescents and young adults with cancer as well as people with anal cancer. I am also working within the Macmillan Survivorship Research Group preparing reports for the Colorectal Wellbeing (CREW) Study.

Research interests

My current role as study lead for European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group Funded Projects involves the development of measures to assess health-related quality of life for people with cancer; specifically I am working with children, adolescents and young adults with cancer as well as people with gastric cancer and anal cancer. I am also working on disseminating patient reported data collected within the Macmillan Survivorship Research Group.

Research group

Cancer & Life Limiting Conditions 

Research project(s)

COVID 19 - SHARE STUDY

Online survey aimed at urgently assessing needs of children and young people with a serious condition and their parents, during the COVID-19 outbreak. 

An investigation into the use of the EORTC Core instrument and the possible need of a module for the assessment of Health Related Quality of Life in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with cancer

   

Dr Samantha Sodergren
Health Sciences Student Office University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ

Room Number : 67/4005

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