Exploring Mentorship as a Novel Approach to Improving Quality of Life in Sarcoma Survivors: A Qualitative Pilot Study

Table 2

Self-reported challenging late effects and improvements described by the mentees (N = 7) in the applications and/or during the interview.

Late effects before participating in the mentorship program	No.
Functional impairment	4
Fatigue	7
Pain	4
Feeling of shame	3
Feeling inferior	5
Reduced self-esteem	6
Reduced emotional state/mood	6
Improvements after participating in the mentorship program
Increased acceptance of new situation	7
Less afraid	4
Increased time at work	4
Started charity work	3
Feeling less shame	5
Increased self-esteem	7
Increased emotional state/mood	7