NSU Research Contributions
Title : Quality of Life (QoL) of cancer patients and its association with nutritional and performance status: A pilot study
Authors : Mohammad Morshad Alam, Tania Rahman, Zinia Afroz, Promit Ananyo Chakraborty, Abrar Wahab, Sanjana Zaman, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader
| Journal Article Title: Heliyon | Volume Number: 6 | Publication Year : 2020 |
| Index: scopus | Ranking: Q1 | Publisher Name: Elsevier Ltd. |
| Pages : 6 | ||
| ISSN (Online): 2405-8440 | ||
| Funding Source : None |
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Direct Sustainable Development Goals : SDG3 Good Health & Well-being |
Indirect Sustainable Development Goals : SDG8 Decent Work & Economic Growth SDG10 Reduced Inequality |
Sustainable Development Sub Goals : Reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases and promote mental health and well-being Achieve universal health coverage Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, and equal pay |
| Impact statement: This hospital-based study of 279 cancer patients in Dhaka, Bangladesh, reveals a high prevalence of poor health outcomes, with over 82% of participants experiencing low or very low Quality of Life (QoL). The research is one of the first in the region to utilize the PG-SGA tool, finding that 67% of patients suffer from some form of malnutrition. Most importantly, the study establishes a statistically significant link between QoL and both nutritional and performance status, indicating that nutritional status alone has a 7.7% effect on a patient's QoL score. These findings serve as a critical alert for healthcare professionals to integrate systematic nutritional management into treatment protocols to enhance the well-being and clinical outcomes of cancer patients. | Collaboration: Partner University | Keywords: Health sciences, Public health, Psychiatry, Oncology, Clinical research, Quality of Life, Nutrition, Treatment, Performance sta |
