Author/Authors :
PERIASAMY, Ummavathy Hospital Tuanku Jaafar - Seremban, Negeri Symbian, Malaysia , MOHD-SIDIK, Sherina Cancer Resource & Education Center - Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia , AKHTARI- ZAVARE, Mehrnoosh Department of Public Health - Faculty of Health - Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran , RAMPAL, Lekhraj Department of Community Health - Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences - Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia , Fadhilah ISMAIL, Siti Irma Department of Psychiatry - Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences - Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia , MAHMUD, Rozi Cancer Resource & Education Center - Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Abstract :
Background: We aimed to assess whether “Managing Patients on Chemotherapy” book is effective to improve quality of life (QOL) of cancer patient via counselling by pharmacist.
Methods: A randomized control trial study was run among 2120 cancer patients in public hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia, from Apr 2016-Jan 2018. The treatment group received counselling regarding chemotherapy by using developed module. The data were collected at three time-points: baseline, 1st, 2nd and 3rd follow-ups after counseling by Validated Malay version of the WHOQOL-BREF of questionnaire. Data analyses were done using χ2 and two-way repeated measure ANOVA.
Results: The treatment group improved significantly as compared to control group in physical health, psychological health, social relationship, environment and overall QOL (P<0.00).
Conclusion: The “Managing Patients on Chemotherapy” book along with repetitive counselling by pharmacists is a useful intervention for improving QOL of cancer patients undergoing treatment.
Keywords :
Quality of life , Cancer patients , Pharmacist , Counselling , Malaysia
