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  1. Self-perceived burden and its associations with health-related quality of life among urologic cancer patients
    Ting CY, Teh GC, Yu KL, Alias H, Tan HM, Wong LP
    Eur J Cancer Care (Engl), 2020 Jul;29(4):e13248.
    PMID: 32495472 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.13248
    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

    Matched MeSH terms: Kidney Neoplasms/physiopathology
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