Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life Status Among Patients With Cancer in Terengganu, Malaysia

This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms , to examine their association with health-related quality of life (hrqol) profiles and to determine the predictors on overall hrqol. methods: this was a cross-sectional study conducted in hospital sultanah nur zahirah, kuala terengganu, malaysia. the malay hospital anxiety and depression scale (hads) and mcgill quality of life questionnaire (mmqol) were administered to a sample of 150 cancer patients (mean age = 50.4 years). chi-square test, correlation and multiple regression were utilised for data analysis.results:the prevalence for mild anxiety and depressive symptoms was 30.7% and 23.3% respectively. the hads-a correlated strongest with total mmqol score (r = - 0.578) and psychological well-being (r = -0.526). only hads-a (beta = - 0.486), and hads-d (beta = -0.173) were significant in predicting overall health-related quality of life.conclusion:findings in our study indicated that the prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms in terengganu cancer patients are moderate. if anxiety and depression are identified and treated, health-related quality of life among oncology patients appropriately could significantly be improved