Sharma, SitaraBrunet, Jennifer2026-01-222026-01-222024-12-26Sharma, S., & Brunet, J. (2025). Cognitive impairment in young adults after cancer treatment: A descriptive correlational study on levels and associations with disease-related, psychological, and lifestyle factors. Journal of psychosocial oncology, 43(3), 462-476.1540-7586https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07347332.2024.2444276http://hdl.handle.net/10393/51297This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Psychosocial Oncology on 26 Dec 2024, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2024.2444276.Purpose: Young adults report challenges concerning cancer-­related cognitive impairment (CRCI). This study aimed to: (1) describe cognition in young adults post-cancer treatment using self-report and performance-based measures, and (2) examine associations between cognition and relevant disease-related, psychological, and lifestyle (physical activity; PA) factors. Methods: Forty-six young adults (Mage = 31.4 ± 5.4 years; 91.3% female) completed web-based questionnaires and neuropsychological tests; data were analyzed via descriptive statistics and bivariate correlations. Results: Most (60.9%) self-reported clinically meaningful CRCI and displayed poorer executive functioning and processing speed (but not working memory) than normative data. Disease-related factors, psychological factors, and PA had null-to-moderate (rs = −0.32–0.28), small-to-large (rs = −0.74–0.77), and trivial-to-moderate (rs = −0.16 – 0.36) correlations with cognition (respectively), with differences in magnitude between self-­reported and objective cognition. Conclusion: The observed correlations warrant further exploration in larger prospective studies, and trials should investigate causative mechanisms and specific PA parameters.enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Cognitive functionExerciseOncologyPsychosocialSurvivorshipArticle10.1080/07347332.2024.2444276