Quality of life among patients with brain pathology in a Malaysian hospital
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of symptoms and problems in Malaysian brain pathology patients. A total of 100 respondents in Kuala Lumpur Hospital were included in this cross-sectional study. The study utilized European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Q...
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| author | Das, Priscilla Naing, Nyi Nyi Wan Abdul Jamil, Wan Arfah Nadiah Khin, Ohnmar Naing @ Noor Jan Kueh, Yee Cheng Rasalingam, Kantha |
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| description | The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of symptoms and problems in Malaysian brain pathology patients. A total of 100 respondents in Kuala Lumpur Hospital were included in this cross-sectional study. The study utilized European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality Of Life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30). Patient with a "symptom/problem" having the minimum response of "a little". A response of "quite a bit" was defined as having a "severe symptom/problem". The two most prevalent "symptoms/problems" among the neurological disorder patients were fatigue (65%; severe: 28%) and reduced cognitive functioning (64%; severe: 25%). The mean number of "symptoms/problems" ranged from 4.63 (meningioma) to 6.80 (cerebellar edema) while the mean number of "severe symptoms/problems" ranged from 1.39 (astrocytic glioma) to 2.8 (cerebellar edema). Therefore special attention should be given to these patients in order to improve the overall quality of life of the patients. |
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| spelling | upm-687012019-06-10T03:00:23Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68701/ Quality of life among patients with brain pathology in a Malaysian hospital Das, Priscilla Naing, Nyi Nyi Wan Abdul Jamil, Wan Arfah Nadiah Khin, Ohnmar Naing @ Noor Jan Kueh, Yee Cheng Rasalingam, Kantha The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of symptoms and problems in Malaysian brain pathology patients. A total of 100 respondents in Kuala Lumpur Hospital were included in this cross-sectional study. The study utilized European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality Of Life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30). Patient with a "symptom/problem" having the minimum response of "a little". A response of "quite a bit" was defined as having a "severe symptom/problem". The two most prevalent "symptoms/problems" among the neurological disorder patients were fatigue (65%; severe: 28%) and reduced cognitive functioning (64%; severe: 25%). The mean number of "symptoms/problems" ranged from 4.63 (meningioma) to 6.80 (cerebellar edema) while the mean number of "severe symptoms/problems" ranged from 1.39 (astrocytic glioma) to 2.8 (cerebellar edema). Therefore special attention should be given to these patients in order to improve the overall quality of life of the patients. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68701/1/24%20JST-1106-2018.pdf Das, Priscilla and Naing, Nyi Nyi and Wan Abdul Jamil, Wan Arfah Nadiah and Khin, Ohnmar Naing @ Noor Jan and Kueh, Yee Cheng and Rasalingam, Kantha (2019) Quality of life among patients with brain pathology in a Malaysian hospital. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 27 (2). pp. 921-931. ISSN 0128-7680; ESSN: 2231-8526 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JST%20Vol.%2027%20(2)%20Apr.%202019/24%20JST-1106-2018.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Das, Priscilla Naing, Nyi Nyi Wan Abdul Jamil, Wan Arfah Nadiah Khin, Ohnmar Naing @ Noor Jan Kueh, Yee Cheng Rasalingam, Kantha Quality of life among patients with brain pathology in a Malaysian hospital |
| title | Quality of life among patients with brain pathology in a Malaysian hospital |
| title_full | Quality of life among patients with brain pathology in a Malaysian hospital |
| title_fullStr | Quality of life among patients with brain pathology in a Malaysian hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality of life among patients with brain pathology in a Malaysian hospital |
| title_short | Quality of life among patients with brain pathology in a Malaysian hospital |
| title_sort | quality of life among patients with brain pathology in a malaysian hospital |
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