Health-related quality of life and its socio-economic and cultural predictors among advanced cancer patients: evidence from the APPROACH cross-sectional survey in Hyderabad-India

Health-related quality of life and its socio-economic and cultural predictors among advanced cancer patients: evidence from the APPROACH cross-sectional survey in Hyderabad-India

Abstract Background Patients with advanced cancer often experience poor health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) due to cancer and treatment-related side-effects. With India’s palliative care landscape in its infancy, there is a concern that advanced cancer patients, especially individuals who are fro...

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Main Authors: Jean Jacob, Gayatri Palat, Naina Verghese, Priya Chandran, Vineela Rapelli, Sanjeeva Kumari, Chetna Malhotra, Irene Teo, Eric Finkelstein, Semra Ozdemir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Advanced cancer
Quality of life
Well-being
India
End-of-life care
Palliative care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-019-0465-y

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