Predictors of quality of life in multiple myeloma patients: a multi-centered cross-sectional study
Specific symptoms (abdominal pain, chest pain, swelling) and comorbidities (gout, peptic ulcer disease) emerged as important determinants of QoL in MM patients. Cardiopulmonary complaints also suggested a psychological burden on future outlook. These findings highlight the need for integrated symptom management and comorbidity-focused supportive care, particularly in resource-limited healthcare systems such as Palestine.
Authors
- Sara Atallah
- Bruno Bali
- Khaleel Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5682-7184)
- Mushtaq Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0632-7763)
- Sara Ismail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4979-1774)
- Haitham Abu Khadija (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2336-3125)
- Abdalaziz Darwish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3231-3672)
- Saad Allaham
- Mostafa Kamal Masud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5346-3135)
- Mohammad Alnees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5577-8499)
- Ibraheem AbuAlrub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2769-3033)
- Raghad Yaghmour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6510-1877)
- Duha Najajra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3561-2380)
- Nizar Abu Hamdeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4209-0137)
- Alaa Zayed
- Mohammad Marrawani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4392-3008)
- Abed Alawna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6547-3300)
- Hamza A. Abdul‐Hafez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6089-240X)
- Anwar Zahran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7767-6573)
- Fadi Hadya
- Omar Salloum
- Osama Ewidat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3937-7778)
- Sari Zraiq
- Faridah Ihmoud
- Khairi Alzirei
- Qasem Salah
- Eithar AbuAlsuod
- Loay Shaheen
- Amid Barq
- Oswatalrasoul Anan Abdulaziz Dweikat
Institutions
- Bethlehem University (PS)
- An-Najah National University (PS)
- Kaplan Medical Center (IL)
- Palestinian Hydrology Group (PS)
- Palestine Polytechnic University (PS)
- Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Cancer
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-14960-w
- Primary Topic
- Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00