@article{Hayat_Hafi_Badar_Ahmed_2018, title={HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQoL) ASSESSMENT FOLLOWING RADICAL CYSTECTOMY IN POPULATION OF A SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRY}, volume={4}, url={https://journals.sfu.ca/jcas/index.php/jcas/article/view/194}, DOI={10.37029/jcas.v4i3.194}, abstractNote={<p>Purpose: Radical cystectomy is carried out for muscle invasive bladder (BL) cancer, which greatly affects the quality of life. The objective of our study was to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients following radical<br />cystectomy.</p><p><br />Methods: A retrospective review was done in patients that underwent radical cystectomy between July 2009 and November 2014 at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan. HRQoL<br />assessments of 34 patients done during clinical psychology review were included in this study. HRQoL was assessed using functional assessment of cancer therapy-BL questionnaire.</p><p>Results: Low scores were observed in physical well-being and emotional well-being domains with mean scores of 7.32 and 7.97, respectively. Patients scored high on social and family well-being, functional well-being and additional<br />concerns, with mean scores of 24.9, 17.24 and 21.73, respectively.</p><p>Conclusions: Psychological evaluation and rehabilitation should be an integral part of surveillance after radical cystectomy.</p><p>Key words: Bladder cancer, functional assessment of cancer therapy-bladder, health-related quality of life, radical<br />cystectomy, South Asian</p&gt;}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Cancer & Allied Specialties}, author={Hayat, Nasira and Hafi, Suhaib Bin Bilal and Badar, Farhana and Ahmed, Irfan}, year={2018}, month={Sep.} }