Health-related quality of life in Malaysian gastrointestinal cancer patients and their family caregivers—a comparison study

Abdullah, Nik Nairan; Idris, Idayu Badilla; Shamsuddin, Khadijah; Abdullah, Nik Muhd Aslan

doi:10.1007/s00520-019-05007-5

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“…POD and PGD were instead accompanied by a significant reduction in MCS alone. Such a reduction in the mental component of QoL is greater than that reported for pathologies, such as chronic renal failure requiring long-term dialysis [80], chronic ischemic heart disease [81] and oncological problems [82]. The strength of the relationship between POD or PGD and MCS is underlined by the strong and significant relationship detected between self-reported VAS assessment of smell and, marginally, of taste and MCS values, the net effects of age, sex and the duration of the disease (Figure 2).…”

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confidence: 85%

The Effects of Persistent Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunctions on Quality of Life in Long-COVID-19 Patients

Vaira

Gessa

Deiana

et al. 2022

Life

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(1) Background: Persistent olfactory (POD) and gustatory (PGD) dysfunctions are one of the most frequent symptoms of long-Coronavirus Disease 2019 but their effect on the quality of life (QoL) of patients is still largely unexplored. (2) Methods: An online survey was administered to individuals who reported to have had SARS-CoV-2 infection at least 6 months prior with persisting COVID-19 symptoms (using the COVID symptom index), including ratings of POD and PGD, and their physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) components of quality of life were assessed using the standardized short form 12 questionnaire (SF-12). (3) Results: Responses from 431 unique individuals were included in the analyses. The most frequent persistent symptoms were: fatigue (185 cases, 42.9%), olfactory dysfunction (127 cases, 29.5%), gustatory dysfunction (96 cases, 22.3%) and muscle pain (83 cases, 19.3%). Respondents who reported persisting muscle pain, joint pain, fatigue, headache, gastrointestinal disturbances, and dyspnea had significantly worse PCS. Those experiencing persistent fatigue and dyspnea also showed significantly lower MCS. Respondents reporting POD or PGD showed significantly worse QoL, but only pertaining to the MCS. Multiple regressions predicted MCS based on olfactory and marginally on gustatory ratings, but not PCS. Age significantly affected the prediction of PCS but not MCS, and gender and temporal distance from the COVID-19 diagnosis had no effect. (4) Conclusions: POD and PGD are frequent symptoms of the long-COVID-19 syndrome and significantly reduce QoL, specifically in the mental health component. This evidence should stimulate the establishment of appropriate infrastructure to support individuals with persistent CD, while research on effective therapies scales up.

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The Effects of Persistent Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunctions on Quality of Life in Long-COVID-19 Patients

Vaira

Gessa

Deiana

et al. 2022

Life

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“…The factors for patients to have a higher quality of life score in one or more parts have been identified as having a high level of education, not attending a daycare program, shorter duration, later onset of illness, and lower Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale scores. Meanwhile, findings of the study of 323 dyads of gastrointestinal cancer patients and their family caregivers using the Medical Outcomes Study 12-item Short-Form revealed that the caregivers had a better health-related quality of life than the patients (Abdullah et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

A review on family caregiving challenges in Malaysia

Chan

Matsah²,

Yusuf³

et al. 2022

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Family caregiving often involves family members, relatives, and partners with whom the patients have a personal relationship to assist the care. The roles of caregivers are extensive and require a lot of effort, time, and commitment. These demands might possibly affect the life of caregivers. This paper aims to identify how family caregiving in Malaysia might have jeopardized the caregiver's life. A systematic approach analysis was utilized in this study while including seventeen articles. The exclusion criteria were articles published in reputable journals containing the research topic with the keywords “burden”, “finance”, and “stress”. The focus of the study was on the impact, mental health status, quality of life, and burden related to caregivers in Malaysia. The articles were categorized into four themes: mental health status, impact, quality of life, and burden towards family caregiving in Malaysia. The results showed that in the theme of mental health status, caregivers experienced significant stress and one of the factors is the family's lack of knowledge in dealing with stress. Meanwhile, in terms of impact, the results indicated that caregivers experienced negative impacts on their emotions and health. In the quality of life theme, the results presented that family caregiving had a positive impact on increasing bonding between patients and caregivers. The results also showed that caregivers experienced burdens related to financial issues and lack of social support. This study recommends mental health professionals provide support, knowledge, and training for caregivers to maintain their psychological well-being.

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“…First, most advanced lung cancer patient-caregiver dyads (n=118, 38.82%) were divided into patient low-caregiver high pro le, in which patients scored low, but caregivers scored high on the QoL indicators. This result is expected, given that most prior researchers have found worse QoL among cancer patients than their caregivers [9,10,31]. Second, a patient high-caregiver high pro le was observed.…”

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confidence: 51%

“…The traditional method of studying dyadic QoL is a variable-centered approach, which is useful for clarifying associations among variables and unraveling contributors to speci c QoL outcomes but is limited in terms of capturing the heterogeneity in QoL within patient-caregiver dyads [8]. For example, research using global indicators of QoL found that patients had a lower QoL than their caregivers [9,10]; however, it seems unsuitable as it arbitrarily regards all patients as having poorer QoL than their caregivers. Distinct dyadic QoL pro les among patient-caregiver dyads may be unidenti ed.…”

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confidence: 99%

Distinct Dyadic Quality of Life Profiles Among Advanced Lung Cancer Patient-Caregiver Dyads: A Latent Profile Analysis

Wang

Deng

Cao

et al. 2022

Preprint

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Purpose This study aimed to identify the heterogeneity of dyadic quality of life (QoL) profiles, determine whether these profiles differ in terms of demographic and medical factors, neuroticism, resilience, and family functioning, and explore the combined effect of patient and caregiver neuroticism, resilience, and family functioning on dyadic QoL profiles. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with 304 advanced lung cancer patient-caregiver dyads enrolled from radiotherapy and chemotherapy departments at three tertiary hospitals. Self-report questionnaires were administered to patient-caregiver dyads to assess demographic and medical characteristics, neuroticism, resilience, family functioning and QoL. Results The latent profile analysis identified four subgroups of dyadic QoL: patient low-caregiver high profile (38.82%), patient high-caregiver high profile (22.37%), patient high-caregiver low profile (19.74%), and patient low-caregiver low profile (19.08%). Additionally, when both patients and their caregivers had a high level of neuroticism or low level of resilience, and low family functioning, compared with only member having them, there was a higher risk of poorer dyadic QoL. Conclusions Our study identified the four heterogeneities of dyadic QoL profiles among advanced lung cancer patient-caregiver dyads. Future dyadic interventions should consider the heterogeneity of dyadic QoL in this population and prioritize patient-caregiver dyads who are at risk of poor dyadic QoL. Furthermore, when high neuroticism, low resilience, or family functioning coexist between patients and their caregivers, both parties exhibit much lower dyadic QoL.

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Health-related quality of life in Malaysian gastrointestinal cancer patients and their family caregivers—a comparison study

Cited by 6 publications

References 37 publications

The Effects of Persistent Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunctions on Quality of Life in Long-COVID-19 Patients

The Effects of Persistent Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunctions on Quality of Life in Long-COVID-19 Patients

A review on family caregiving challenges in Malaysia

Distinct Dyadic Quality of Life Profiles Among Advanced Lung Cancer Patient-Caregiver Dyads: A Latent Profile Analysis

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