Psychosocial factors influencing quality of life in patients with primary brain tumors in Pakistan: an analytical cross-sectional study
Abstract Objective Despite quality of life (QoL) being recognized as an important outcome in neuro-oncology, there is a lack of research from Pakistan where sociocultural differences may influence QoL. This study aimed to measure the QoL in patients with primary brain tumors (PBTs) and assess its as...
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| author | Nida Zahid Russell Seth Martins Nick Brown Wajeeha Zahid Iqbal Azam Aneesa Hassan Khabir Ahmad Shireen Shehzad Bhamani Adnan Abdul Jabbar Nargis Asad Muhammad Shahzad Shamim Rashid Jooma Khan Gohar Javed Ehsan Bari Syed Ather Enam |
| author_facet | Nida Zahid Russell Seth Martins Nick Brown Wajeeha Zahid Iqbal Azam Aneesa Hassan Khabir Ahmad Shireen Shehzad Bhamani Adnan Abdul Jabbar Nargis Asad Muhammad Shahzad Shamim Rashid Jooma Khan Gohar Javed Ehsan Bari Syed Ather Enam |
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| description | Abstract Objective Despite quality of life (QoL) being recognized as an important outcome in neuro-oncology, there is a lack of research from Pakistan where sociocultural differences may influence QoL. This study aimed to measure the QoL in patients with primary brain tumors (PBTs) and assess its association with mental health outcomes and social support. Results Our study included a total of 250 patients, with a median age of 42 years (range 33–54 years). The commonest brain tumors were glioma (46.8%) and meningioma (21.2). The mean global QoL of the sample was 75.73 ± 14.9. The majority of patients had high social support (97.6%) and were not depressed (90%) or anxious (91.6%). On multivariable linear regression, global QoL was inversely associated with no or low income (beta coefficients: −8.75 to −11.84), having hypertension (−5.53), currently using a urine catheter (−13.55), having low social support (−28.16) suffering from mild (−15.31) or symptomatic (−23.84) depression, or mild anxiety (−13.22). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-551be7d41acd44479a18b5de453293912023-05-28T11:07:37ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002023-05-011611710.1186/s13104-023-06358-3Psychosocial factors influencing quality of life in patients with primary brain tumors in Pakistan: an analytical cross-sectional studyNida Zahid0Russell Seth Martins1Nick Brown2Wajeeha Zahid3Iqbal Azam4Aneesa Hassan5Khabir Ahmad6Shireen Shehzad Bhamani7Adnan Abdul Jabbar8Nargis Asad9Muhammad Shahzad Shamim10Rashid Jooma Khan11Gohar Javed12Ehsan Bari13Syed Ather Enam14Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University HospitalCenter for Clinical Best Practice, Clinical and Translational Research Incubator, Aga Khan University HospitalDepartment of Women’s and Children’s Health, International Maternal and Child Health (IMCH), Uppsala UniversityDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University HospitalDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University HospitalDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University HospitalDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University HospitalSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Aga Khan University HospitalDepartment of Oncology, Aga Khan University HospitalDepartment of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University HospitalDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University HospitalDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University HospitalDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University HospitalDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University HospitalDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University HospitalAbstract Objective Despite quality of life (QoL) being recognized as an important outcome in neuro-oncology, there is a lack of research from Pakistan where sociocultural differences may influence QoL. This study aimed to measure the QoL in patients with primary brain tumors (PBTs) and assess its association with mental health outcomes and social support. Results Our study included a total of 250 patients, with a median age of 42 years (range 33–54 years). The commonest brain tumors were glioma (46.8%) and meningioma (21.2). The mean global QoL of the sample was 75.73 ± 14.9. The majority of patients had high social support (97.6%) and were not depressed (90%) or anxious (91.6%). On multivariable linear regression, global QoL was inversely associated with no or low income (beta coefficients: −8.75 to −11.84), having hypertension (−5.53), currently using a urine catheter (−13.55), having low social support (−28.16) suffering from mild (−15.31) or symptomatic (−23.84) depression, or mild anxiety (−13.22).https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-023-06358-3Quality of lifeAnxietyDepressionSocial supportDeveloping CountryBrain tumor |
| spellingShingle | Nida Zahid Russell Seth Martins Nick Brown Wajeeha Zahid Iqbal Azam Aneesa Hassan Khabir Ahmad Shireen Shehzad Bhamani Adnan Abdul Jabbar Nargis Asad Muhammad Shahzad Shamim Rashid Jooma Khan Gohar Javed Ehsan Bari Syed Ather Enam Psychosocial factors influencing quality of life in patients with primary brain tumors in Pakistan: an analytical cross-sectional study BMC Research Notes Quality of life Anxiety Depression Social support Developing Country Brain tumor |
| title | Psychosocial factors influencing quality of life in patients with primary brain tumors in Pakistan: an analytical cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Psychosocial factors influencing quality of life in patients with primary brain tumors in Pakistan: an analytical cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Psychosocial factors influencing quality of life in patients with primary brain tumors in Pakistan: an analytical cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychosocial factors influencing quality of life in patients with primary brain tumors in Pakistan: an analytical cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Psychosocial factors influencing quality of life in patients with primary brain tumors in Pakistan: an analytical cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | psychosocial factors influencing quality of life in patients with primary brain tumors in pakistan an analytical cross sectional study |
| topic | Quality of life Anxiety Depression Social support Developing Country Brain tumor |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-023-06358-3 |
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