Quality of life among patients with hematological cancer in a Malaysian hospital.

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Das, Priscilla and Awang, Hamidin and Md. Zain, Azhar and Naing @ Noorjan, Khin Ohnmar and Md Said, Salmiah and Khalid, Bahariah (2011) Quality of life among patients with hematological cancer in a Malaysian hospital. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 66 (2). pp. 117-120. ISSN 0300-5283

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of symptoms and problems in hospitalized hematological cancer patients. A cross-sectional design was carried out with 105 respondents in Ampang hospital in Kuala Lumpur. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality Of Life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) was used. Patients with a minimum response of "a little" were defined as having a symptom/problem while patients with a response of "quite a bit" were classified as having a "severe symptom/problem:". The four most prevalent symptoms/ problems identified were fatigue, financial difficulties, reduced role function and reduced social function. Multiple myeloma patients (MM) were identified as having the most symptoms/problems.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Publisher:	Malaysian Medical Association
Keywords:	Quality of life; Symptomatology; Hematological cancer.
Depositing User:	Nur Farahin Ramli
Date Deposited:	24 Sep 2013 03:47
Last Modified:	08 Oct 2015 08:52
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24608
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