Assessment of Quality of Life of Cancer Survivors in Tertiary Care Hospital at Karachi
Background: Cancer is the driving source of deaths and this mortality is quickly expanding day by day. Individuals with tumor experience physical and psychological complications such as anxiety, depression, and emotional distress, which have undesirable impacts on patients’ quality of life. Objec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lnh.edu.pk/lnjpc/pdf/f52b36b9-1a88-4af6-a9a2-666fadd8ec65.pdf |
| Summary: | Background: Cancer is the driving source of deaths and this mortality is quickly expanding day by day. Individuals with tumor
experience physical and psychological complications such as anxiety, depression, and emotional distress, which have undesirable
impacts on patients’ quality of life.
Objective: This study aimed to observe the quality of life of cancer survivors.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from 25th February to 25th April 2022 by using a consecutive sampling technique.
Data were collected by using the FACT-G questionnaire on 320 admitted and OPD cancer survivors in the Department of Clinical
Oncology, JPMC. Data were analyzed through SPSS. Descriptive statistics and the Mann-Whitney test was run for demographic
variables with two categories and the Kruskal-Wallis test for a variable with more than two categories.
Results: Findings of this study showed that most of the study participants (60.9%) were male and married (73.4%). Most were in the
age group of 18-30 years (47.5%) Majority of participants were suffering from terminal stages of liquid and solid cancer and on chemoradiotherapy. Qualification was significantly associated with all four domains. The FWB, SWB, and PWB had a significant association
with gender. The residence and cancer stages were associated with the SWB domain and overall FACT-G. The employment status
was significantly associated with SWB, PWB, EWB, and FACT-G scores.
Conclusion: The quality of life of cancer survivors was influenced by qualification, gender, residence, cancer stage, and employment
status. It is essential to initiate suitable programs for cancer patients to enhance their quality of life. |
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| ISSN: | 2707-3521 2708-9134 |