ArticleInternational journal of surgical oncology2022
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.
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- Quality of life for patients on oncology treatments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a systematic review.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2025Review
- Quality of life outcomes in colorectal cancer survivors: insights from an analytical study at a tertiary cancer center-Qatar.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire Validation in Patients with Colorectal Cancer.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Impact of Systemic Treatments on Outcomes and Quality of Life in Patients with RAS-Positive Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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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 Predictors among Gastrointestinal Cancer Survivors in Iran.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
Objective: We aimed to assess the quality of life (QoL) and its predictors in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah. Methods: A total of 118 CRC patients at King Abdulaziz Medical City, a tertiary hospital in Jeddah, participated in this study. The participants were provided with the online questionnaire via WhatsApp by trained researchers and data collectors in February 2021. All participants were required to answer the three-section questionnaire comprising of (a) demographic data and a validated Arabic version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality of life questionnaires, (b) a general version (QLQ-30), and (c) a CRC-specific version (QLQ-CR29). Results: Statistical analysis revealed that the most common comorbidity among the participants was diabetes mellitus (42.4%). In addition, the mean global health status was 63.91 ± 24.75. For the global health tool QLQ-C30, results exhibited that physical functioning [62.94 (30.04)] and social functioning [63.56 (31.95)] scored below the threshold, while the cognitive functioning scale scored the highest [74.86 (25.11)]. In addition, on the QLQ-C30 scales, fatigue and insomnia were distressing, with fatigue scoring the highest. For the disease-specific tool QLQ-CR29, it was found that for the symptom scale, urinary frequency and embarrassment scored the highest. Conclusion. The participants reported high global quality of life on both the EORTC QLQ-30 and QLQ-CR29 scales. This study identifies the factors and predictors that affect the quality of life of CRC patients in Saudi Arabia. Recognizing these factors and predictors may empower those patients to maintain positive perception towards the impact of colorectal cancer and improve their survival.
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