Health-related quality of life and psychological distress among cancer survivors in Southeast Asia: results from a longitudinal study in eight low- and middle-income countries
Acknowledgements
The authors wish to acknowledge the many patients and their family members who participated in this study, and physicians and other health personnel of participating sites. The Action Study Group comprises the writing committee, principal investigators and other contributors as detailed below.
Writing committee
M. L. Kimman, The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia and Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; S. Jan, The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; S. A. E. Peters, The George Institute for Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; C. H. Yip, Department of Surgery, Subang Jaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; C. A. Ngelangel, Section of Medical Oncology, University of the Philippines – College of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines; N. Bhoo-Pathy, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and National Clinical Research Centre, Ministry of Health, Malaysia; M. Woodward, The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia and The George Institute for Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Principal investigators
Phetsamone Arounlangsy (Lao Cancer Center, Department of Health Care, Ministry of Health, Laos), Soe Aung (Oncology Society, Myanmar Medical Association, Yangon, Myanmar), Soledad L Balete (Section of Medical Oncology, Jose R Reyes Memorial Medical Centre, Manila, Philippines), Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy (National Clinical Research Centre, Ministry of Health, Malaysia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Bounthaphany Bounxouei (Mahosot Hospital, Laos), Dieu Bui (K Hospital, Vietnam), Jay Datukan (Section of Medical Oncology, St Luke’s Medical Centre, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines), Agnes E Gorospe, (Section of Medical Oncology, St Luke’s Medical Centre, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines), Cheng Har Yip (University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Yin Yin Htun (Department of Medicine, No 2 Military Hospital, Myanmar), Prasit Khopaibul (Suratthani Cancer Centre, Suratthani, Thailand), Thanut Khuayjarernpanishk (Ubonratchathani Cancer Centre, Ubonratchathani, Thailand), Thiravud Khuhaprema (National Cancer Institute of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand), Myo Khin (Department of Medical Research, Lower Myanmar, Myanmar), David Kingston, Tawin Klinwimol (Ubonratchathani Cancer Centre, Ubonratchathani, Thailand), Somkiet Lalitwongsa (Lampang Cancer Hospital, Lampang, Thailand), Dhanoo Lawbundis (Lopburi Cancer Hospital, Lopburi, Thailand), Conrado Lola (Section of Medical Oncology, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines), Leo Marbella (Section of Medical Oncology, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines), Khoa Mai Trong (Bach Mai Hospital, Vietnam), Soe Oo Maung (Department of Radiotherapy, Yangon General Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar), Shu Mon (Bahosi Hospital, Myanmar), Win Pa Pa Naing (Department of Medical Research, Lower Myanmar, Myanmar), Corazon A Ngelangel (Section of Medical Oncology, University of the Philippines – College of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines), Htun Lwin Nyein (Haematology Department, Yangon General Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar), Annielyn Beryl Ong-Cornel (Veterans Memorial Medical Centre, Quezon City, Philippines), Khin May Oo (Department of Medical Research, Lower Myanmar, Myanmar), Irisyl Orolfo-Real (Section of Medical Oncology, University of the Philippines – College of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines), Dung Pham Xuan (Oncology Hospital, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam), Seang Pharin (Department of Onco-Hematology, Calmette Hospital, Cambodia), Pujianto (Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia), Oudayvone Rattanavong (Mahosot Hospital, Laos), Kouy Samnang (Department of Oncology, Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital, Cambodia), Somphob Sangkittipaiboon (Lopburi Cancer Hospital, Lopburi, Thailand), Suleeporn Sangrajrang, (National Cancer Institute of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand), Cherelina Santiago-Ferreras (Section of Medical Oncology, Veterans Memorial Medical Centre, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines), San Shwe (Department of Medical Research, Lower Myanmar, Myanmar), Eav Sokha (National Cancer Centre, Calmette Hospital, Cambodia), Thanadej Sinthusake (Mahavajiralongkorn Thanyaburi Hospital, Pathumthani, Thailand), Darunee Suanplu (Suratthani Cancer Hospital, Suratthani, Thailand), Jitraporn Tanabodee (Chonburi Cancer Hospital, Chonburi, Thailand), Hasbullah Thabrany (Center for Health Economics and Policy Studies, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia), Kitisak Thepsuwan (Chonburi Cancer Hospital, Chonburi, Thailand), Heng Viroath (Department of Oncology, Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital, Cambodia), Le Le Win (Department of Medical Research, Lower Myanmar), Swe Swe Win (Department of Oral Medicine, University of Dental Medicine, Yangon, Myanmar), and Tin Moe Win (Mandalay General Hospital, Myanmar).
Other contributors
Ami Ashariati (Soetomo Hospital, Indonesia), Djumhana Atmakusuma (Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Indonesia), I Made Bakta (Sanglah Hospital, Indonesia), Loan Dang Thi Kim (Oncology Hospital Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam), Phung Dang Thi Ngoc (Oncology Hospital Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam), Tuan Diep Bao (Oncology Hospital Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam), Ario Djatmiko (Surabaya Oncology Hospital, Indonesia), Andi Fachruddin (Wahidin Hospital, Indonesia), Johan Kurnianda (Sardjito Hospital, Indonesia), Helen Monaghan (The George Institute for Global Health, Australia), Abdul Muthalib (Medistra Hospital, Indonesia), Trang Ngo Thuy (Bach Mai Hospital, Vietnam), Thao Nguyen Hoang, (K Hospital, Vietnam), Nga Nguyen Thi Hoai (K Hospital, Vietnam), Sonar S Panigoro (Dharmais Cancer Center Hospital, Indonesia), Huy Ph?m Quang (K Hospital, Vietnam), Goh Pik Pin (National Clinical Research Centre, Malaysia), Khanh Quach Thanh (Oncology Hospital Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam), Prih Sarnianto (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia), Dradjat R Suardi (Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Indonesia), Shridevi Subramaniam (National Clinical Research Centre, Malaysia), Aru W Sudoyo (MRCCC Siloam Hospital, Indonesia), Khoa Tran Dang (Ha Noi Oncology Hospital, Vietnam), Ha Tran Dinh (Bach Mai Hospital, Vietnam), Catharina Suharti (Karyadi Hospital, Indonesia), and Suyatno (Adam Malik Hospital, Indonesia).
Institutions
CAMBODIA: Calmette Hospital (Phnom Penh) and Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital (Phnom Penh). INDONESIA: Adam Malik Hospital (Medan), Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (Jakarta), Dharmais Cancer Center Hospital (Jakarta), Hasan Sadikin Hospital (Bandung), Karyadi Hospital (Semarang), Sanglah Hospital (Denpasar), Sardjito Hospital (Yogyakarta), Soetomo Hospital (Surabaya), Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital (Makassar), and Surabaya Oncology Hospital (Surabaya). LAOS: Mahosot Hospital (Vientiane). MALAYSIA: Hospital Ampang (Ampang), Hospital Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur), Hospital Melaka (Melaka), Hospital Queen Elizabeth I (Kota Kinabalu), Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II (Kota Baru), Hospital Seri Manjung (Seri Manjung), Hospital Sibu (Sibu), Hospital Sultanah Aminah (Johor Bahru), Hospital Sungai Buloh (Sungai Buloh), Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (Klang), Hospital Tuanku Fauziah (Kangar), Hospital Wanita dan Kanak-Kanak Sabah (Likas), Sime Darby Medical Centre (Subang Jaya), National Clinical Research Centre (Kuala Lumpur), University Malaya Medical Centre (Kuala Lumpur), and University Malaya Specialist Centre (Kuala Lumpur). MYANMAR: Bahosi Hospital (Yangon), Mandalay General Hospital (Mandalay), No 2 Military Hospital (Yangon), University of Dental Medicine (Yangon), and Yangon General Hospital (Yangon). PHILIPPINES: Jose R Reyes Memorial Medical Centre (Manila), University of the Philippines – College of Medicine Philippine General Hospital (Manila), National Kidney and Transplant Institute (Quezon City), St Luke’s Medical Centre (Quezon City), and Veterans Memorial Medical Centre (Quezon City). THAILAND: Chonburi Cancer Hospital (Chonburi), Lampang Cancer Hospital (Lampang), National Cancer Institute of Thailand (Bangkok), Lopburi Cancer Hospital (Lopburi), Mahavajiralongkorn Thanyaburi Hospital (Pathumthani), Suratthani Cancer Centre (Suratthani), and Ubonratchathani Cancer Hospital (Ubonratchathani). VIETNAM: Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi), K Hospital (Hanoi), and Oncology Hospital Ho Chi Minh city.
Executive committee
Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy, Bounthaphany Bounxouei, Gloria Cristal-Luna, Nguyen Chan Hung, Myo Khin, Thiravud Khuhaprema, Merel Kimman, David Kingston, Stephen Jan, Eav Sokha, Hasbullah Thabrany, and Mark Woodward.
Funding
This work was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from the Roche Asia Pacific Regional Office. The funder of the study had no role in study design, data analysis, data interpretation, or writing of this paper. Roche supported the data collection through recruitment of hospital sites and facilitating site investigator meetings. The authors had full access to all the data in the study and had final responsibility for the decision to submit for publication.
Availability of data and material
The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Authors’ contributions
Principal investigators assisted with the design of the questionnaires and were responsible for patient recruitment and data collection at participating sites. Other contributors assisted with data collection, patient interviews, and data entry. Contributions of members of the writing committee: MK, SJ, and MW designed the study; MK wrote the first draft; and SJ, SP, MW, NBP, CHY, and CN made critical revisions to the manuscript. SP conducted the statistical analysis. All members approved the final manuscript.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Consent for publication
Not applicable.
Ethics approval and consent to participate
The ACTION study was approved by the University of Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee. Approvals from local institutional ethics committees and other regional or national regulatory bodies were obtained prior to the initiation of the study in any site (Additional file 1). Written informed consent, complying with local, regional and national requirements, was obtained from all participants prior to entry into the study.