ArticleClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2016
A cross-sectional assessment of quality of life of colorectal cancer patients in Saudi Arabia.
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- Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients with Colorectal Cancer in Kazakhstan.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2023Article
- Determinants of quality of life of cancer patients at a tertiary care medical city in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Quality of Life and Psychological Wellbeing of Colorectal Cancer Survivors in the KSA.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2022Article
- Assessment of Quality of Life (QoL) of Colorectal Cancer Patients using QLQ-30 and QLQ-CR 29 at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.International journal of surgical oncology · 2022Article
- Patterns of racial/ethnic disparities in baseline health-related quality of life and relationship with overall survival in patients with colorectal cancer.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Health-Related Predictors of Quality of Life in Cancer Patients in Saudi Arabia.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2018Article
- Quality of life and complementary and alternative medicine use among women with breast cancer.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2018Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life of Omani Colorectal Cancer Survivors.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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Abstract
objectiveIn this cross-sectional study, we aimed to describe the quality of life of Saudi colorectal cancer (CRC) patients and identify the factors that may further improve health care for CRC survivors in Saudi Arabia (KSA).
methodsA total of 106 CRC patients from five different private and public tertiary level hospitals in Saudi Arabia participated in this study. CRC patient was interviewed by a trained researcher between September and December 2014. All respondents answered a three-part questionnaire which includes demographic data and a validated Arabic version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life.
resultsParticipants had a mean score for global health of 67.1 (95 % CI 62.55-71.71). Among the five scales of quality of life, social functioning and functional scales of CRC patients scored the highest [Mean 83.49 (95 % CI 78.64-86.33)] while the lowest scored was emotional scales [66.9 (95 % CI 61.81-71.98)]. Insomnia was considered the most distressing symptom on the symptom scales. Using the disease-specific tool, it was found that sexual interest scored the highest. On the symptom scale, dissatisfaction with stoma care problems scored the highest.
conclusionFactors associated with a major reduction in all domains of quality of life included employment status and tumor location. This study identifies the factors and issues that affect the quality of life of CRC patients in KSA. Addressing these factors and issues may lessen the burden of cancer survivors in the KSA or may prolong their survival.
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