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Most prevalent unmet supportive care needs and quality of life of breast cancer patients in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia

Edib Z 1 , Kumarasamy V 2 , Binti Abdullah N 3 , Rizal AM 4 , Al-Dubai SA 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Community Medicine, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. dr.zobaidaedib@gmail.com
  • 2 Department of Community Medicine, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. verasingam_kumarasamy@imu.edu.my
  • 3 Department of Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Cheras, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. norlia@ppukm.ukm.edu.my
  • 4 Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Cheras, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. drmrizal@hotmail.com
  • 5 Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, 47810, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. samidobaie@yahoo.com
Health Qual Life Outcomes, 2016;14:26.
PMID: 26898558 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-016-0428-4

Abstract

Addressing breast cancer patients' unmet supportive care needs in the early stage of their survivorship have become a prime concern because of its significant association with poor quality of life (QOL), which in turn increases healthcare utilization and costs. There is no study about unmet supportive care needs of breast cancer patients in Malaysia. This study aims to assess the most prevalent unmet supportive care needs of Malaysian breast cancer patients and the association between QOL and patients' characteristics, and their unmet supportive care needs.

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