Health-related Quality of Life of Cancer Caregivers in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Nik Nairan Abdullah; Idayu Badilla Idris; Hamidah Yamat; Nik Muhd Aslan Abdullah

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2453

Authors

Nik Nairan Abdullah Department Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA,Sungai Buloh,Selangor,Malaysia
Idayu Badilla Idris Department of Community Health,Faculty of Medicine,Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
Hamidah Yamat Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,Bangi,Selangor,Malaysia
Nik Muhd Aslan Abdullah Oncology Department,Sunway Medical Centre,Petaling Jaya,Selangor,Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2453

Keywords:

: health-related quality of life; gastrointestinal cancer; caregivers; gender

Abstract

Cancer caregiving has an impact on the quality of life (QOL) of the caregivers. This cross-sectional study determined the health-related QOL (HRQOL) of gastrointestinal cancer caregivers and associated factors across gender. A total of 323 respondents from major hospitals in Klang Valley completed HRQOL questionnaire from October 2017 to April 2018. Males had a better quality of life compared to females, mean HRQOL score 85.52 (SD=21.16) vs 77.66 (SD=21.36). The significant factors were: relationship between the caregiver and the patient; education level; employment status, marital status, household income and presence of disease. The gender role is vital for targeted intervention.

Keywords: health-related quality of life; gastrointestinal cancer; caregivers; gender

eISSN: 2398-4287Â© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peerâ€“review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2453