Psychosocial factors influencing quality of life in patients with primary brain tumors in Pakistan: an analytical cross-sectional study

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Russell Seth Martins¹  Iqbal Azam²  Wajeeha Zahid²  Adnan Abdul Jabbar³  Nargis Asad⁴  Rashid Jooma Khan⁵  Khabir Ahmad⁵  Nida Zahid⁵  Gohar Javed⁵  Aneesa Hassan⁵  Syed Ather Enam⁵  Ehsan Bari⁵  Muhammad Shahzad Shamim⁵  Nick Brown⁶  Shireen Shehzad Bhamani⁷ 

[1] Center for Clinical Best Practice, Clinical and Translational Research Incubator, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, 74800, Karachi, Pakistan;Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan;Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan;Department of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan;Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan;Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, International Maternal and Child Health (IMCH), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;School of Nursing and Midwifery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan;

关键词: Quality of life;    Anxiety;    Depression;    Social support;    Developing Country;    Brain tumor;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13104-023-06358-3

 received in 2022-05-13, accepted in 2023-05-10,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveDespite quality of life (QoL) being recognized as an important outcome in neuro-oncology, there is a lack of research from Pakistan where sociocultural differences may influence QoL. This study aimed to measure the QoL in patients with primary brain tumors (PBTs) and assess its association with mental health outcomes and social support.ResultsOur study included a total of 250 patients, with a median age of 42 years (range 33–54 years). The commonest brain tumors were glioma (46.8%) and meningioma (21.2). The mean global QoL of the sample was 75.73 ± 14.9. The majority of patients had high social support (97.6%) and were not depressed (90%) or anxious (91.6%).On multivariable linear regression, global QoL was inversely associated with no or low income (beta coefficients: −8.75 to −11.84), having hypertension (−5.53), currently using a urine catheter (−13.55), having low social support (−28.16) suffering from mild (−15.31) or symptomatic (−23.84) depression, or mild anxiety (−13.22).

【 授权许可】

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