Pain interference level and its effects on patients' quality of life and depression: a study on breast cancer survivors in Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Jamil @ Osman, Zubaidah, Abdul Rahman, Hejar, Lim, Y. W., Chin, K. T., Z., Muhd Aizuddin, Zakaria, Mohd Hazeman, Ibrahim, Normala, Mohamad Alwi, Muhammad Najib
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41353/1/Pain%20interference%20level%20and%20its%20effects%20on%20patients%E2%80%99%20quality%20of%20life%20and%20depression.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41353/; http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2013V09N1_OP06.pdf

Introduction: Cancer pain is a complex experience and is one of the most common and distressing symptom of breast cancer which affects patients’ functioning in daily activities, their quality of life (QOL), and mood. Yet, there is a great lack of data on breast cancer and pain in Malaysia. Methods:...