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Fulltext The association between the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and anthropometric indices among university’s staff

Halib H, Hamdan NA, Hussin N, Shafie N

Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 2017;17 Special(2):74-81.

Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) is broadly used as an adjunct treatment for patients to treat various kinds of disease, prevent disease and to sustain and enhance quality of life of the users. The study is aimed to investigate the association between CAM uses, Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and anthropometric indices among workers or staffs in Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) Gong Badak Campus, Kuala Terengganu. A total of 300 subjects participated in this study and completed the malay version of modified HRQol (SF-12) questionnaires. Anthropometric measurements among the subjects were done. Independent t-test, One-way ANOVA and Pearson correlation were used to test the association and the hypotheses. The prevalence of CAM users was 37.3%. The results showed that bodily pain score domain was significantly higher among non-CAM users. Overall, male had higher Mental Health Composite Score (MCS) score than female. Physical Health Composite Score (PCS) was only correlated negatively with BMI among non-CAM users but negative correlated with body fat percentage in both CAM and non-CAM users. As conclusion, HRQoL had significant negative correlation with body fat percentage among CAM users. No association was found between CAM use and HRQoL scores.
A Longitudinal Investigation of Posttraumatic Growth and Its Associated Factors among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

Hamdan NA, Hamid NA, Iman Leong Bin Abdullah MF

Psychooncology, 2021 Oct 13.
PMID: 34647392 DOI: 10.1002/pon.5835

OBJECTIVES: Posttraumatic growth (PTG) may improve among cancer survivors, but a longitudinal study addressing head and neck cancer (HNC) is lacking. This longitudinal study examined PTG trends and determined the associations of physical symptoms and complications, as well as sociodemographic and tumor characteristics on PTG over time among HNC survivors.
METHODS: Participants completed the European Organization of Research and Treatment of Cancer's "Quality of Life Questionnaire-Head and Neck 35" module (EORTC-QLQ-H&N-35) and "Posttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form" (PTGI-SF) during baseline (T1 ) and follow-up (T2 ; five to seven months post-baseline) assessments.
RESULTS: In total, 200 HNC participants completed the study and 67.5% of them reported increasing PTG. Physical symptoms and complications that were significantly associated with lower PTG included problems with social contact and the senses. Meanwhile, sociodemographic variables that were significantly associated with PTG were gender (males had lower PTG than females) and religion (Muslims and Buddhists had higher PTG than participants of other religious faith).
CONCLUSION: Our findings reveal the need to focus on the impact of sensory issues and reduced social contact following HNC on PTG which may be addressed by various restorative and supportive rehabilitation therapy. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
The use of warning lights and siren by the ambulance crew in the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

Ismail AK, Mohd Salleh NI, Hamdan NA, Mohd Jawi MI, Abdul Razak SN, Md Jamal S, et al.

Eur J Emerg Med, 2012 Dec;19(6):408-9.
PMID: 22343753 DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328351e62e
Fulltext Posttraumatic Growth and Coping Strategies Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: Do Approach Coping and Avoidant Coping Predict Posttraumatic Growth Over Time?

Nik Jaafar NR, Abd Hamid N, Hamdan NA, Rajandram RK, Mahadevan R, Mohamad Yunus MR, et al.

Front Psychol, 2021;12:716674.
PMID: 34764904 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.716674

Despite an enormous number of studies addressing the importance of posttraumatic growth (PTG) among cancer patients, the literature lacks data regarding how different coping strategies affect PTG among head and neck cancer (HNC) patients over time. This longitudinal study investigated the PTG trend and coping over 5-7months among a cohort of HNC patients within the first year after their diagnosis. It determined an association between coping strategies and PTG over time. The study's HNC respondents were administered a socio-demographic and clinical characteristics questionnaire during their baseline assessments. Additionally, the Malay versions of the "PTG Inventory-Short Form" (PTGI-SF) and the "Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory" (Brief COPE) were administered during respondents' baseline assessments and follow-up assessments (5-7months after the baseline assessments). In total, 200 respondents reported an increasing PTG trend and approach coping (active coping, planning, positive reframing, acceptance, emotional support, and instrumental support) and a decreasing trend of avoidant coping (self-distraction and denial) over time. Two approach coping strategies (acceptance and planning) significantly increased PTG while denial was the only avoidant coping strategy that significantly lowered PTG, after controlling for socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, over time. Our study's findings identified the need to incorporate psychosocial interventions that enhance approach coping and reduce avoidant coping into HNC patients' treatment regimes.