Quality of life among cancer patients approaching healthcare facilities in United Arab Emirates

Authors

  • Omar Jarrah College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE
  • Halah S. Al Maatooq College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE
  • Dana A. Hamadeh College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE
  • Majed Al Ghoul College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE
  • Salma M. El Shawish College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE
  • Shatha Al Sharbatti College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE
  • Nouri Bennini Oncology Department, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20211969

Keywords:

Quality of life, Cancer patient, Healthy adults

Abstract

Background: The main aim of the study was to compare the quality of life (QOL) of cancer patients and healthy adults according to different domains.

Methods: The study was conducted in Gulf medical university, Tawam hospital, Al Ain and Thumbay hospital, Ajman from March 2018 until January 2019. In addition, our study was a cross sectional study that included 250 cancer patients and 250 healthy adults. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire and a self-administered questionnaire were used. The research was conducted in Tawam hospital, Gulf medical university and Thumbay hospitals/clinics over a period of 9 months. SPSS version 24 was used for analysis. F test and t test were used to assess the difference between mean QOL levels in various groups.

Results: The highest mean score for healthy subjects accounts for the social domain followed by physical, then psychological and the lowest is the environmental domain with values of (73.9, 70.7, 70.3 and 68.9 respectively). While the highest mean score of QOL for cancer patients was related to psychological domain followed by environmental, then social and lastly the lowest domain is associated with physical accounting for values of (66.6, 66.5, 66.2 and 60.6 accordingly). Over all the mean scores regarding all the domains of healthy adults with is higher than in cancer patients.

Conclusions: Healthy adults had higher mean QOL score levels than cancer patients. Moreover, cancer patients have a 1.65-fold risk of having poor QOL. It has been concluded that the highest mean score for healthy subjects accounts for the social domain (73.9) followed by physical (70.7), then psychological (70.3) and the lowest is the environmental domain (68.9).

Author Biographies

Omar Jarrah, College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE

5th year medical student at Gulf Medical University

Halah S. Al Maatooq, College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE

5th year medical student at Gulf Medical University

Dana A. Hamadeh, College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE

5th year medical student at Gulf Medical University

Majed Al Ghoul, College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE

5th year medical student at Gulf Medical University

Salma M. El Shawish, College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE

5th year medical student at Gulf Medical University

Shatha Al Sharbatti, College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE

Dr. Shatha Al Sharbatti

HOD, Community Medicince

College of Medicine

Gulf Medical University

Nouri Bennini, Oncology Department, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

Dr. Nouri Bennini

Consultant Oncologist

Oncology Department

Tawam Hospital Al Ain

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2021-05-25

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Jarrah, O., Al Maatooq, H. S., Hamadeh, D. A., Ghoul, M. A., El Shawish, S. M., Sharbatti, S. A., & Bennini, N. (2021). Quality of life among cancer patients approaching healthcare facilities in United Arab Emirates. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 8(6), 2677–2684. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20211969

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