ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2023
Determinants of quality of life of cancer patients at a tertiary care medical city in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Real-World Comparison of Health-Related Quality of Life Associated with Use of Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitors in Oncology Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Understanding the Quality of Life Among Patients With Cancer in Saudi Arabia: Insights From a Cross-Sectional Study.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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Abstract
Background: Incidences of cancer are increasing at an unprecedented rate in Saudi Arabia, making it a major public health concern. Cancer patients are faced with physical, psychological, social, and economic challenges, all of which can impact quality of life (QoL). Objectives: This study aims to explore the sociodemographic, psychological, clinical, cultural, and personal factors that could affect the overall QoL of cancer patients. Methods: A total of 276 cancer patients who attended the King Saud University Medical City's oncology outpatient clinics between January 2018 to December 2019 were included. QoL was assessed with the Arabic version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-C30. Psychosocial factors were assessed with several validated scales. Results: QoL was poorer among patients who were female ( Conclusions: This study demonstrates that several factors could influence cancer patients' QoL. For instance, female sex, depression, and dissatisfaction with health care were all predictors of poor QoL. Our findings support the need for more programs and interventions to improve the social services for cancer patients, along with the need to explore the social difficulties oncology patients face and address such obstacles through improving social services by expanding the scope of social workers' contribution. Larger multicenter longitudinal studies are warranted to examine the generalizability of the results.
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