International Journal of Advanced Biomedicine
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Journal

International Journal of Advanced Biomedicine


Volume
& Issue

Volume 1, Issue 1


Published
on

May 1, 2016


Pages

29-31


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Article

Understanding the Quality of Life (QoL) and Quality Adjusted Survival (QAS) in Children, Teens, and Young Adults with Cancer

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Authors

H. Morsi* Affiliation:
Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box: 3050, Doha, Qatar
, J. D. Perkins Affiliation:
Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box: 3050, Doha, Qatar
, A. Alsaied Affiliation:
Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box: 3050, Doha, Qatar
, A. Hassan Affiliation:
Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box: 3050, Doha, Qatar
, C. Langford Affiliation:
Oncology Unit Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP, UK
, E. Alemayehu Affiliation:
Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box: 3050, Doha, Qatar
, H. Clark Affiliation:
Oncology Unit Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP, UK
, A. Ashraf Affiliation:
Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box: 3050, Doha, Qatar
and M. Abulaban Affiliation:
Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box: 3050, Doha, Qatar


Abstract

The Quality of Life Group is typically a collection of oncology specialists, psychologists and support workers dedicated to improving the Quality of Life (QoL) of paediatric, adolescent and young adult cancer patients. The Group usually aims at improving patient care by: Identifying areas where patients are suffering, identifying areas where service provision is lacking, direct patients towards appropriate intervention(s), educate health practitioners about the whole needs of the patient, support family and friends so that they can play an active role in patient care, develop and administer interventions that improve QoL and coordinate allied healthcare and community support professionals to build a coherent, patient-focused, support network for patients and their families.


Keywords

HRQoL, Quality adjusted survival, Well-being and Q-TWIST analysis


Citation

Morsi, H., Perkins, J. D., Alsaied, A., Hassan, A., Langford, C., Alemayehu, E., Clark, H., Ashraf, A., & Abulaban, M. (2016). Understanding the quality of life (qol) and quality adjusted survival (QAS) in children, teens, and young adults with cancer. International Journal of Advanced Biomedicine, 1(1), 29–31. https://doi.org/10.18576/ab/010106

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