TY - JOUR ID - 86818 TI - Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) of Gastrointestinal Cancer Caregivers: The Impact of Caregiving JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention JA - APJCP LA - en SN - 1513-7368 AU - Abdullah, Nik Nairan AU - Idris, Idayu Badilla AU - Shamsuddin, Khadijah AU - Abdullah, Nik Muhd Aslan AD - Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Malaysia. AD - Oncology Clinic, Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia. Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 20 IS - 4 SP - 1191 EP - 1197 KW - cancer KW - Quality of Life KW - Caregivers KW - Malaysia KW - Gastrointestinal DO - 10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.4.1191 N2 - Objective: This study examined the quality of life (QOL) of caregivers for gastrointestinal (GI) cancer patients, andassociated factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at three referral hospitals in Klang Valley, Malaysia.A total of 323 pairs of patients and caregivers from the oncology units of these hospitals completed questionnairesin Malay. The QOL of caregivers was measured using The Malay Caregiver Quality of Life questionnaire. Theindependent variables were caregiver and patient factors, care-related factors, the Caregiver Strain Index-Malay, andthe Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support-Malay. Simple and multiple linear regression analyses wereperformed to determine the factors associated with the QOL. Variables with p < 0.05 were considered significant in themultiple analyses. Results: Female caregivers were 68.1% of the total, and 46.4% caregivers were spouses to cancerpatients. Their mean age was 44.50 (13.29) years old. About 51.7% were of Malay ethnicity. The mean score for QOLwas 80.17 (21.58). Being a male caregiver (beta = 5.165, p = 0.011) and of Indian ethnicity (beta = -9.163, p = 0.001)were strongly associated with caregiver QOL. Male patients contributed higher QOL scores for the caregivers comparedto female patients. There was an inverse relationship among caregiving strain, duration of caregiving, and caregiverQOL. Conclusion: The identification of factors that affect QOL will allow healthcare providers to develop appropriateinterventions. It is important that caregivers be in good health so as not to compromise the care they provide to theirpatients. UR - https://journal.waocp.org/article_86818.html L1 - https://journal.waocp.org/article_86818_6afee867f7bcadd3b1d444a6b8a12116.pdf ER -