Quality of life and its predictors among patients with metastatic cancer in Bangladesh: the APPROACH survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) (physical, functional, emotional, social, spiritual) and psychological (anxiety and depression) well-being and their associations with patient characteristics among patients with metastatic cancer in Bangladesh.

Methods

A convenience sample of 386 Bangladeshi patients with stage IV solid cancers was recruited from a palliative care outpatient department and an inpatient palliative center. Dependent variables included the physical, functional, emotional, social, and overall scores of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) scale, the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-being (FACIT-SP) scale, the anxiety, depression, and overall scores of the Hospi

SUBMITTER: Rahman R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10762837 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature