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  • 标题:Effects of Counselling on Quality of Life among Cancer Patients in Malaysia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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  • 作者:Ummavathy PERIASAMY ; Sherina MOHD-SIDIK ; Mehrnoosh AKHTARI- ZAVARE
  • 期刊名称:Iranian Journal of Public Health
  • 印刷版ISSN:2251-6085
  • 电子版ISSN:2251-6093
  • 出版年度:2020
  • 卷号:49
  • 期号:10
  • DOI:10.18502/ijph.v49i10.4693
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:Tehran University of Medical Sciences
  • 摘要:Background: We aimed to assess whether “Managing Patients on Chemotherapy” book is effective to improve quality of life (QOL) of cancer patient via counselling by pharmacist. Methods: A randomized control trial study was run among 2120 cancer patients in public hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia, from Apr 2016-Jan 2018. The treatment group received counselling regarding chemotherapy by using developed module. The data were collected at three time-points: baseline, 1st, 2nd and 3rd follow-ups after counseling by Validated Malay version of the WHOQOL-BREF of questionnaire. Data analyses were done using χ2 and two-way repeated measure ANOVA. Results: The treatment group improved significantly as compared to control group in physical health, psychological health, social relationship, environment and overall QOL (P0.00). Conclusion: The “Managing Patients on Chemotherapy” book along with repetitive counselling by pharmacists is a useful intervention for improving QOL of cancer patients undergoing treatment.
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