Impact psychosocial et religieux du diagnostic de cancer chez les patients marocains : expérience de l’Institut national d’oncologie de Rabat

Errihani, Hassan; Mrabti, Hind; Sbitti, Yassir; Kaikani, Wafaa; Ghissassi, Ibrahim El; Afqir, Saïd; Boutayeb, Saber; Farik, M.; Riadi, A.; Hammoudi, M.; Chergui, H.

doi:10.1684/bdc.2010.1082

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“…There was also a slight male predominance, which is in agreement with other studies [ 7 – 9 ]. This study reports the socio-economic characteristics of Moroccan colorectal cancer patients; they are consistent with the results of previous studies examining psychosocial characteristics of Moroccan cancer patients [ 10 , 11 ]. Most of patients are illiterate, have low income.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Most of patients are illiterate, have low income. However the rate of medical insurance is higher in this study (40 %) while it was not exceeding 15 % in previous Moroccan cohorts [ 10 , 11 ], this could be explained by a new health policy of the Moroccan government. Moreover, majority of patients came from urban areas (78 %), in contradiction with previous studies where this rate was between 30 and 40 % [ 8 , 9 ], and this could be explained, by the availability of new structures treating cancers in most of Moroccan regions.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…The social function score is well above American and European ones [ 1 , 8 , 9 ]. This could be due to the Moroccan culture that promotes social and family relationships [ 10 , 11 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Quality of life of early stage colorectal cancer patients in Morocco

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Background: A multicentre cohort study was held in Morocco, designed to evaluate the quality of life of cancer patients. The aim of this paper is to report the assessment of the quality of life of early colorectal cancer patients, before and after cancer treatment, to identify other factors which are related to this quality of life. Methods: We used the third version of the QLQ-C30 questionnaire of the European organization for Research and treatment of Cancer (EORTC) after a transcultural validation. The Data collection was done at inclusion and then every twelve weeks to achieve one year of follow up. Results: Overall 294 patients presented with early colorectal cancer, the median age was 56 years (range: 21-88). The male-female sex ratio was 1.17. At inclusion, the global health status was the most affected functional dimension. For symptoms: financial difficulties and fatigue scores were the highest ones. Emotional and social functions were significantly worse in rectal cancer. Most symptoms were more present in rectal cancer. At inclusion, global health status score was significantly worse in stage III. Anorexia was significantly more important among colorectal female patients. For Patients over 70 years-old, the difference was statistically significant for the physical function item which was lower. Overall, Functional dimensions scores were improved after chemotherapy. The symptoms scores did not differ significantly for patients treated by radiotherapy, between inclusion and at one year. Conclusion: Our EORTC QLQ C30 scores are overall comparable to the reference values. Neither chemotherapy, nor radiotherapy worsened the quality of life at one year.

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Quality of life of early stage colorectal cancer patients in Morocco

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“…The Persian version of the FACIT-Sp scale is an important and valid tool for the clinical assessment of, and research into, the spiritual well-being of Muslim Iranian and Farsi-speaking (Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan) patients in other regions of the world who are coping with cancer. This result was also observed in another validation study among Iranian patients,70,71 a Jordanian population,16 a sample from Saudi Arabia,25 a sample from Morocco27–29 and among Japanese patients 72. This indicates that cultural issues should be considered when applying a standard questionnaire in a heterogenous population context.…”

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“…In one report, 695 participants (136 cancer patients, 161 informal careers, and 398 health care professionals) were recruited from oncology centers in four major regions of Saudi Arabia 26. The results of a large set of data on the psycho-social and religious impact of cancer diagnoses are reported by three independent research workers from Morocco 27–29. A qualitative study demonstrated that Malaysian Muslim women with advanced breast cancer look to their Islamic beliefs for peace and strength to deal with the illness 30.…”

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Spiritual Therapy in Coping with Cancer as a Complementary Medical Preventive Practice

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There are many of methods of treating cancer. However, the concept of curing the cancer is beyond our current knowledge. Some patients who have the cancer may seek an alternative manner of curing their disease. Alternative medicines, such as spiritual and complementary therapy, are able to cure the cancer and, at the least, are safe. Research on the importance of spirituality in cancer care has mainly been performed in geographically heterogeneous populations. The results are limited to these specific religious-cultural contexts and enlightened by contributions from ethnicity and religion. This article focused on the religiousness and spiritual support of cancer patients from diverse and heterogeneous groups around the globe. An electronic search of peer-reviewed articles was systematically performed to obtain the relevant literature with the CINAHL, PsycINFO, and PubMed databases. The keywords included religion, cancer, illness, psychotherapy, and spiritual and alternative treatment/therapies. The inclusion criteria for the reviews were that the documents were original quantitative research and published in English. Articles that were not directly relevant to the present objective were excluded. The present outcome of these review resources suggest that it may be helpful for clinicians to address spirituality, particularly with regard to prevention, healing, and survival of cancer patients. This article indicates that it may be useful for clinical oncologists to be informed of the prevalence of the use of spiritual medicine in their specialized field. In addition, patients should routinely be asked about the use of spiritual medicine as part of every cancer patient’s evaluation.

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