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Rehabilitation Needs of the Malaysian Haematological Cancer Survivors Through a Single Centre Experience
In Brief
An observational study evaluating WHODAS 2.0 Questionnaire for Haematological Malignancy and 5 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 168 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Many cancers are being treated more effectively nowadays due to the raised awareness and early detection as well as advancement in researches and technology. Despite the rising number of cancer survivors in the coming years, these survivors are still plagued by the poor quality of life due to physical and psychological impairment. According to the National Cancer Registry Report from 2007-2011, haematological cancer is one of the ten most common cancers in Malaysian population. Many haematological cancer survivors in Malaysia are reportedly having poor quality of life due to multiple physical and emotional impairments which leads to further disability in life. It is thus an important effort to identify the rehabilitation needs in these cancer survivors to implement alternatives to improve the disease outcome through cancer rehabilitation.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
36-item WHODAS 2.0 questionnaire will be used for each patient to identify difficulty faced by patient over past 30 days from the day of interview