Abstract
Objective
To evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of Japanese patients with head
and neck cancer after treatment.
Study design
Cross-sectional, descriptive study.
Patients and methods
Twenty-nine patients who underwent resection and reconstruction of the head and neck
cancer between September 2001 and January 2008 at the National Hospital Organization
Tokyo Medical Center completed the Short Form 36 (generic QOL measure) and the General
Oral Health Assessment Index (oral-specific QOL measure).
Results
The generic QOL of the patients was relatively maintained while oral-specific QOL
was impaired compared to the Japanese norms. The patients with musculo-cutaneous flaps
and 1 y or longer after operation reported significantly lower QOL.
Conclusion
This is a unique study on Japanese patients with relatively longer time after operation.
Further evaluation with increased number of cases and disease-specific QOL scale is
required to better understand the QOL of the patients.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
February 23,
2011
Received:
October 11,
2010
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© 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
