Effects of Counselling on Quality of Life among Cancer Patients in Malaysia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of Counselling on Quality of Life among Cancer Patients in Malaysia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: We aimed to assess whether “Managing Patients on Chemotherapy” book is effective to improve quality of life (QOL) of cancer patient via counselling by pharmacist. Methods: A randomized control trial study was run among 2120 cancer patients in public hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia, f...

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Main Authors:	Ummavathy PERIASAMY, Sherina MOHD-SIDIK, Mehrnoosh AKHTARI- ZAVARE, Lekhraj RAMPAL, Siti Irma Fadhilah ISMAIL, Rozi MAHMUD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2020-10-01
Series:	Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:	Quality of life Cancer patients Pharmacist Counselling Malaysia
Online Access:	https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/13977

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