The ANQueSt (Asian Nurse Quality of life Study) to Compare Quality of Life and Identify Related Variables: Study Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Design

Sachiko Makabe^1*, Yanika Kowitlawakul², Mohd Said Nurumal³, Junko Takagai¹, Orn-Anong Wichaikhum⁴, Neyzang Wangmo⁵, Yap Suk Foon⁶, Wipada Kunaviktikul⁴, Junko Komatsu¹, Hideko Shirakawa¹, Yutaka Kimura⁷ and Yoshihiro Asanuma¹

¹Department of Clinical Nursing, Akita University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Japan, E-mail: yanika_kowitlawakul@nuhs.edu.sg

²Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, E-mail: yanika_kowitlawakul@nuhs.edu.sg

³Faculty of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia, E-mail: yanika_kowitlawakul@nuhs.edu.sg

⁴Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, E-mail: yanika_kowitlawakul@nuhs.edu.sg

⁵Faculty of Nursing, University of Medical Science of Bhutan, Bhutan, E-mail: yanika_kowitlawakul@nuhs.edu.sg

⁶Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore, E-mail: yanika_kowitlawakul@nuhs.edu.sg

⁷Faculty of Systems Science and Technology, Akita Prefectural University, Japan, E-mail: yanika_kowitlawakul@nuhs.edu.sg

^*Corresponding Author: Sachiko Makabe, Department of Clinical Nursing, Akita University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Japan, Tel: +81-18-884-6539 Email: