Perceived quality of care and its associated factors among Chinese patients with advanced cancer: findings from the APPROACH study in Beijing

Xia, Ning; Krishnan, Anirudh; Li, Xiaoyuan; Liu, Zhikai; Li, Jie; Dai, Xiaoyan; Özdemir, Semra; Malhotra, Chetna; Finkelstein, Eric A.; Teo, Irene

doi:10.1007/s00520-020-05559-x

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“…A cross-sectional survey was conducted as part of the “Asian Patient Perspectives Regarding Oncology Awareness, Care and Health (APPROACH) project across nine LMICs in Asia. This larger project set out to investigate patients living with advanced cancer regarding various domains: HRQOL [ 33 ], quality of care [ 34 ], perceived and preferred levels of involvement in decision-making [ 35 ], understanding of prognosis [ 36 ], awareness and utilization of hospice palliative care services [ 37 ], mental health services [ 38 ], as well as cancer-related self-blame [ 39 ] and social stigma [ 40 ].…”

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Quality of life and its predictors among patients with metastatic cancer in Bangladesh: the APPROACH survey

Rahman,

Mariam,

et al. 2024

BMC Palliat Care

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Background This study aimed to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) (physical, functional, emotional, social, spiritual) and psychological (anxiety and depression) well-being and their associations with patient characteristics among patients with metastatic cancer in Bangladesh. Methods A convenience sample of 386 Bangladeshi patients with stage IV solid cancers was recruited from a palliative care outpatient department and an inpatient palliative center. Dependent variables included the physical, functional, emotional, social, and overall scores of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) scale, the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-being (FACIT-SP) scale, the anxiety, depression, and overall scores of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HADS) scale. Linear regressions examined the association between dependent variables and patient characteristics. Results A substantial proportion of Bangladeshi patients reported anxiety (59% of outpatients and 55% of inpatients) and depression (60% of outpatients and 73% of inpatients) symptoms. Generally, greater financial difficulty and symptom burden scores were associated with worse health outcomes. Older patients reported poorer functional and spiritual well-being but better anxiety scores. Females reported worse anxiety and depressive symptoms and physical well-being but better spiritual outcomes. Conclusions Additional efforts must be directed at improving the HRQOL of patients with metastatic cancer in Bangladesh. Furthermore, assistance should be made more accessible to vulnerable groups, including women, the elderly, and those with financial difficulty.

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Quality of life and its predictors among patients with metastatic cancer in Bangladesh: the APPROACH survey

Rahman,

Mariam,

et al. 2024

BMC Palliat Care

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“…Perceived quality of care : Patient-reported quality of care was assessed using 14 questions assessing interpersonal aspects of cancer care used in previous research (Ayanian et al, 2004; Catalano et al, 2013; Ning et al, 2020). The items were grouped into three domains: physician communication, nursing care, and care coordination and responsiveness.…”

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Disparities in end-of-life outcomes among advanced cancer patients in Sri Lanka: Results from the APPROACH study

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Objective A Universal Health Coverage goal is to provide access to affordable palliative care to reduce disparities in end-of-life (EOL) outcomes. To assess progress toward this goal in Sri Lanka, our primary aim was to systematically assess differences in patients’ physical, psychological, social and spiritual outcomes, and their perceived quality of care by their socioeconomic status (SES). Methods As part of the multi-country APPROACH (Asian Patient Perspectives Regarding Oncology Awareness, Care and Health) study, we surveyed 199 patients with a stage IV solid malignant tumor and aged >21 years from the largest government cancer hospital in Sri Lanka. We assessed their physical (physical and functional well-being, symptom burden), psychological (anxiety, depression, emotional well-being), social (social well-being), and spiritual outcomes and perceived quality of care (physician communication, nursing care, and coordination/responsiveness). Results Low SES patients reported significantly lower physical and functional well-being, emotional well-being, spiritual well-being including meaning/peace and faith; and significantly higher symptom burden, anxiety and depressive symptoms compared with patients from high SES (p < 0.05 for all outcomes). Significance of results Results have implications regarding reducing barriers in access to appropriate palliative care and EOL care services to stage IV cancer patients from low SES in Sri Lanka.

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Quality of life and quality of care as experienced by patients with advanced cancer and their relatives: A multicentre observational cohort study (eQuiPe)

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Raijmakers

Ham

et al. 2022

European Journal of Cancer

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Perceived quality of care and its associated factors among Chinese patients with advanced cancer: findings from the APPROACH study in Beijing

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Quality of life and its predictors among patients with metastatic cancer in Bangladesh: the APPROACH survey

Quality of life and its predictors among patients with metastatic cancer in Bangladesh: the APPROACH survey

Disparities in end-of-life outcomes among advanced cancer patients in Sri Lanka: Results from the APPROACH study

Quality of life and quality of care as experienced by patients with advanced cancer and their relatives: A multicentre observational cohort study (eQuiPe)

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