Health- related quality of life for multiple myeloma patients with bone metastases in Indonesia: A cross-sectional study

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Objective: Multiple myeloma (MM) with bone metastases causes a skeletal-related event (SRE), and decreases health-related quality of life (HRQoL). HRQoL needs to be evaluated for health technology assessment (HTA). Furthermore, HRQoL is calculated as a health state utility and is used in the Markov Model for HTA. Therefore, this study aimed to describe the HRQoL of MM patients with bone metastases, using The EuroQol five-dimension five levels (EQ -5D-5L) in Indonesia. Methods: a cross-sectional, multicenter study for MM patients with bone metastases (aged over 18 years old) that consulted a physician between November 2018 - May 2019 was conducted. The calculated HRQoL illustrated the health state utility, which was assessed using the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire, with the Indonesian value set. In addition, Mann-Whitney analyses were performed to determine the difference in utility scores at different points within the Durie-Salmon staging system and skeletal condition. Results: in 93 patients who completed the questioner, pain was their major concern with prevalence of over 60% (all levels inclusive). Moreover, the mean utility of patients in stage II and III were 0.735 (SD = 0.205) and 0.383 (SD = 0.555), and those without SRE was 0.753 (SD = 0.213) while patients with SRE was 0.302 (SD = 0.562). Therefore, the lessened values were observed at stage III and SRE condition (p < 0.05). Conclusion: MM patients with bone metastases have poor HRQoL, with pain as the most frequently reported challenge, which is associated with an advanced stage of MM and SRE event.

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Sayuti, N. A., Andayani, T. M., Endarti, D., & Taroeno-Hariadi, K. W. (2019). Health- related quality of life for multiple myeloma patients with bone metastases in Indonesia: A cross-sectional study. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 20(10), 3161–3166. https://doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.10.3161

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