Depression and health‐related quality of life among Cambodian patients with cancer

Rany Vorn, Socheat Touch and Eunjung Ryu

International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2019, vol. 34, issue 4, e1747-e1759

Abstract: Background Symptom assessment and quality of life (QoL) are considered two of the most important factors in the overall care of cancer patients. Although cancer is one of the leading causes of death after communicable disease in Cambodia, the QoL of Cambodian cancer patients has not been examined previously. This study aimed to describe the QoL of cancer patients in Cambodia. Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted with cancer patients who visited Khmer‐Soviet Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh. Two hundred patients participated in this study. The inventory comprised two previously validated scales: the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale‐10 (CESD‐10) and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C30. Descriptive analyses, independent samples t‐tests, and Pearson's correlation analysis were performed to examine the differences and relationship between study variables. Results The mean global health score was 51.62, and 58.5% of the participants had depressive symptom. The global health score was statistically significantly lower in depressive patients. The QoL was negatively correlated with depression, but positively and significant correlated with physical function, role function, emotional function, cognitive function, and social function. Conclusion This study is the first to describe the QoL of Cambodian cancer patients. Our findings suggest that more attention should be paid to psychological concerns and symptom management in Cambodian cancer patients. Appropriate management could be effective in improving the QoL of cancer patients.

Date: 2019
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