e-ISSN 2231-8542
ISSN 1511-3701
Priscilla Das, Nyi Nyi Naing, Nadiah Wan-Arfah, KO Naing Noor Jan, Yee Cheng Kueh and Kantha Rasalingam
Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, Volume 27, Issue 2, April 2019
Keywords: Brain pathology, neurological disorder, quality of life, severity, symptomatology
Published on: 24 Apr 2019
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of symptoms and problems in Malaysian brain pathology patients. A total of 100 respondents in Kuala Lumpur Hospital were included in this cross-sectional study. The study utilized European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality Of Life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30). Patient with a "symptom/problem" having the minimum response of "a little". A response of "quite a bit" was defined as having a "severe symptom/problem". The two most prevalent "symptoms/problems" among the neurological disorder patients were fatigue (65%; severe: 28%) and reduced cognitive functioning (64%; severe: 25%). The mean number of "symptoms/problems" ranged from 4.63 (meningioma) to 6.80 (cerebellar edema) while the mean number of "severe symptoms/problems" ranged from 1.39 (astrocytic glioma) to 2.8 (cerebellar edema). Therefore special attention should be given to these patients in order to improve the overall quality of life of the patients.
ISSN 1511-3701
e-ISSN 2231-8542