Clinical trial · Observational
Rehabilitation Needs of the Malaysian Haematological Cancer Survivors
Rehabilitation Needs of the Malaysian Haematological Cancer Survivors Through a Single Centre Experience
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Many cancers are being treated more effectively nowadays due to the raised awareness and early detection as well as advancement in researches and technology. Despite the rising number of cancer survivors in the coming years, these survivors are still plagued by the poor quality of life due to physical and psychological impairment. According to the National Cancer Registry Report from 2007-2011, haematological cancer is one of the ten most common cancers in Malaysian population. Many haematological cancer survivors in Malaysia are reportedly having poor quality of life due to multiple physical and emotional impairments which leads to further disability in life. It is thus an important effort to identify the rehabilitation needs in these cancer survivors to implement alternatives to improve the disease outcome through cancer rehabilitation.
Conditions
Conditions (6)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Cancer | Liquid Tumor | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Haematological Malignancy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Leukemia, Acute | Acute Leukemia | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Lymphoma | Lymphoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Myeloma Multiple | Multiple Myeloma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Quality of Life | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHODAS 2.0 Questionnaire | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Haematological malignancy
- description
- Patients with haematological malignancy
- interventionNames
- Other: WHODAS 2.0 Questionnaire
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0
- timeFrame
- 30 days ago from interview date
- description
- WHODAS 2.0 is a practical, generic assessment tool that measures health and disability at population level or in clinical practice. It identifies possible disabilities in 6 domains of life namely Cognitive, Mobility, Self Care, Relationship, Life Activities and Participation. In view of its resemblance to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) model, direct identification of functioning and disability separately from the disease condition could be done. Each domain has few sets of questions pertaining to the activities; the responses and scores of each question are divided into none (0), mild (1), moderate (2), severe (3) and extremely cannot do (4). The scores from each domain will be summed and higher scores signifies higher disability status.
Secondary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * patient with haematological malignancy * agreeable to participate in the interview Exclusion Criteria: * ill at the time of follow up * unable to understand English, Malay or Chinese * refuse to be interviewed
References
Publications (9)
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- RESULTPriscilla D, Hamidin A, Azhar MZ, Noorjan KO, Salmiah MS, Bahariah K. Quality of life among patients with hematological cancer in a Malaysian hospital. Med J Malaysia. 2011 Jun;66(2):117-20. PMID 22106690
- RESULTHansen DG, Larsen PV, Holm LV, Rottmann N, Bergholdt SH, Sondergaard J. Association between unmet needs and quality of life of cancer patients: a population-based study. Acta Oncol. 2013 Feb;52(2):391-9. doi: 10.3109/0284186X.2012.742204. Epub 2012 Dec 17. PMID 23244672
- RESULTDietz JH Jr. Rehabilitation of the cancer patient. Med Clin North Am. 1969 May;53(3):607-24. No abstract available. PMID 4305950
- RESULTBanks E, Byles JE, Gibson RE, Rodgers B, Latz IK, Robinson IA, Williamson AB, Jorm LR. Is psychological distress in people living with cancer related to the fact of diagnosis, current treatment or level of disability? Findings from a large Australian study. Med J Aust. 2010 Sep 6;193(S5):S62-7. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03931.x. PMID 21542449
- RESULTKim YM, Kim DY, Chun MH, Jeon JY, Yun GJ, Lee MS. Cancer rehabilitation: experience, symptoms, and needs. J Korean Med Sci. 2011 May;26(5):619-24. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.5.619. Epub 2011 Apr 21. PMID 21532851
- RESULTSpill GR, Hlubocky FJ, Daugherty CK. Oncologists' and physiatrists' attitudes regarding rehabilitation for patients with advanced cancer. PM R. 2012 Feb;4(2):96-108. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2011.08.539.