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Quality of life and satisfaction with care among palliative cancer patients in Saudi Arabia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Ahmad Aboshaiqah ,
Turki Suwaylim B. Al-Saedi ,
Mohammed Munawir M. Abu-Al-Ruyhaylah ,
Abdulrahman Abed Aloufi ,
Muteb Omtairan Alharbi ,
Saad Saud R. Alharbi ,
Ahmad Salem Al-Saedi  and
Abdulrahman Fahd Al-Erwi
Ahmad Aboshaiqah
Affiliation:
College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Turki Suwaylim B. Al-Saedi*
Affiliation:
Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Munawir M. Abu-Al-Ruyhaylah
Affiliation:
Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman Abed Aloufi
Affiliation:
Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Muteb Omtairan Alharbi
Affiliation:
Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Saad Saud R. Alharbi
Affiliation:
Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Salem Al-Saedi
Affiliation:
Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman Fahd Al-Erwi
Affiliation:
Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Turki Suwaylim B. Al-Saedi, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. E-mail: r.akan1427@hotmail.com.
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Abstract

Objective:

This study aimed to determine the relationship between quality of life and satisfaction with care among cancer patients in palliative care in Saudi Arabia.

Methods:

A total of 130 palliative cancer patients were invited to participate in our cross-sectional study. Patients were recruited from a large tertiary hospital within the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia. All eligible participants answered a three-part questionnaire that included demographic data and the validated European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC QLQ–C15–PAL) and (EORTC IN-PATSAT32) questionnaires.

Results:

Participants were mostly female (103/130, 79%) and married (93/130, 71%), and more than half had breast cancer (69/130, 53%). They were between 17 and 86 years of age (mean = 46.7, SD = 16.50). The correlation test showed that the relationship with physical function was weak, while emotional function and global health status had a moderate relationship with general satisfaction (r = 0.21, p < 0.01; r = 0.32, p < 0.001; r = 0.26, p < 0.01, respectively). Our results suggest that emotional function is the more important factor in predicting satisfaction with care among palliative cancer patients. An increase in emotional function leads to increased general satisfaction.

Significance of results:

The emotional function of palliative cancer patients was more closely associated with overall satisfaction with care than physical function or global health status. All palliative care team members are thus required to provide adequate psychosocial support. It is recommended that interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches be integrated in palliative care of cancer patients.

Keywords

CancerCare satisfactionPalliativeQuality of lifeSaudi Arabia
Type
Original Articles
Information
Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 14 , Issue 6 , December 2016 , pp. 621 - 627
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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