Self-perceived burden and its associations with health-related quality of life among urologic cancer patients

Ting CY 1 , Teh GC 2 , Yu KL 3 , Alias H 1 , Tan HM 4 , Wong LP 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Urology, Sarawak General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Radiotherapy, Oncology and Palliative Care, Sarawak General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • 4 Urology Clinic, Ramsay Sime Darby Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl), 2020 Jul;29(4):e13248.
PMID: 32495472 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.13248

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the prevalence of self-perceived burden (SPB) and its association with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among urologic cancer patients.

METHODS: This was a prospective, cross-sectional study. A total of 429 respondents diagnosed with urologic cancers (prostate, bladder and renal cancer) from Sarawak General Hospital and Subang Jaya Medical Centre in Malaysia were interviewed by using a structured questionnaire. SPB and HRQoL were measured by the Self-perceived Burden Scale and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General 7 Item Scale respectively.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Self-perceived burden was experienced by 73.2% of the respondents. Respondents who had a lower education level, a monthly household income

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