ArticleMateria socio-medica2018
Study on the Quality of Life Among the Cancer Patients at the Sari Comprehensive Cancer Center in 2017.
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- Perceived health related quality of life among cancer patients based on insights from Kamuzu central hospital patients, caregivers and staff.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association between out-of-pocket expenditure and health-related quality of life among patients receiving cancer treatment: a cross-sectional study from Nepal.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2025Article
- Quality of life among cancer patients at Queen Elizabeth and Kamuzu Central Hospitals in Malawi: a cross-sectional double-center study.African health sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundCancer is a disease caused by abnormal cells shape change and loss of cell variation. Cancer patients suffer from mental and physical problems, which affect their social quality of life (QOL). A cancer diagnosis and its treatment can be expensive.
methodsIn this descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study, 183 patients referring to the Sari Comprehensive Cancer Center were enrolled. The data on QOL of patients and the cost of diagnosis and treatment were collected in QLQ questionnaire-C30. The obtained Data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test of the correlation coefficient, the Mann-Whitney U-test, ANOVA and T-test.
resultsThe average cost of treating patients in a comprehensive cancer center was $20161801 and the average QOL was 2.43 (5 points). Therefore, the patients achieved, 2.41% of the QOL per one million rails.
conclusionsConsidering the average QOL for cancer patients at Sari Comprehensive Cancer Center and the hospital cost, the evaluation of the patients from the view point of the hospital equipment was positive.
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