PURPOSE: Quality of life concerns in @entity1 with @entity1442 might be different from other @entity1 and are shaped by sociocultural context. The objective of this qualitative study was to identify domains and themes of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) that Chinese @entity1 with @entity5 in Singapore considered relevant and important. METHODS: English- and Chinese-speaking @entity1 with advanced solid @entity5 were recruited from a tertiary @entity5 center and a community-based hospice for in-depth interview or focused group discussion. Thematic analysis was used to identify subthemes, themes, and domains from the transcripts. RESULTS: Forty-six ethnic Chinese (aged 26-86, 48  % male) participated in the study. Six domains of HRQoL concerns were identified: @entity158 and suffering, physical health, social health, mental health, financial well-being, and @entity283 . @entity158 and suffering are not limited to the physical domain, reflecting the multidimensional nature of this concept. @entity158 and suffering must also be understood within the cultural context. Healthcare relations (i.e., social health), existential well-being and religious well-being (i.e., @entity283 ), and suffering (i.e., @entity158 and suffering) are not fully captured in the existing HRQoL instruments. In addition, financial issues and the practice of secrecy in interpersonal relationships emerged as unique features possibly arising from our sociocultural context and healthcare financing landscape. CONCLUSION: Socioculturally specific issues not measured by the existing HRQoL instruments for use in @entity1 with advanced @entity5 or @entity66 were found in our study. These are non-physical @entity158 and suffering, meaning of illness, meaning of death, financial issues, and practice of secrecy in interpersonal relationships.

Understanding domains of health-related quality of life concerns of Singapore Chinese @entity1 with XXXX : a qualitative analysis.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['terminal diseases'] @entity283 :: ('OMIM:603663', 'Disease') :: ['spiritual health'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancers', 'cancer', 'advanced cancer'] @entity1442 :: ('MESH:D020178', 'Disease') :: ['advanced diseases'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['Pain', 'pain']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['advanced cancer']
