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Health-related quality of life and associated factors among cancer patients in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Tadele Lankrew AyalewBelete Gelaw WaleKirubel Eshetu HaileBitew Tefera ZewudieMulualem Gete Feleke
Published in: PloS one (2022)
This review showed that the overall health related quality of life was above an average. Furthermore, average monthly income, cancer stage, physical, and social functioning were all significant determinants in cancer patients' QOL.as a result, this review suggests that quality of life evaluation be incorporated into a patient's treatment routine, with a focus on linked components and domains, as it is a critical tool for avoiding and combating the effects of cancer and considerably improving overall health. In general, more research is needed to discover crucial determining elements utilizing more robust study designs.
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