Diana, Lapai
(2009)
Quality of life of cancer patients
undergoing radiotherapy in the
radiotherapy clinic at Hospital
Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM).
Other.
Universiti Sains Malaysia.
(Submitted)
Abstract
This cross sectional study assessed the QOL outcomes among cancer
patients undergoing radiotherapy in Radiotherapy Clinic of HUSM. Study done to
determined the domain of QOL of cancer patients which were physical, social/family,
emotional and functional well-being based on FACT -G questionnaire. In addition,
since the patients were from various demographic and clinical characteristics, this
study also examined the association of these characteristics with their QOL
outcomes. The questionnaire was given to the patients who were coming for their
scheduled of radiotherapy. The sample was selected by systemic random sampling.
The total sample size in this study was 52 (n=52). The statistical analysis shows that
the most affected domain of QOL is physical well-being followed by functional wellbeing
with the mean score and SO were 17.94(7.60) and 18.79(7.15) each.
Social/family and emotional well-being was less affected of QOL domain with the
mean score were 22.95(4.93) and 18.04(4.61) each. Besides that, apparently there is
no association between age, sex, marital status, and stage of cancer to the QOL
outcomes (p>0.05). Only educational level (p=0.02), employment (p=0.007) and
household income (p=0.046) was found to have association to the QOL outcomes.
Patients in a group of low educational level, unemployed and household income of
<RM570.00 showed more moderate impairment of QOL. There is no patients
experience severe impairment of QOL.
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