Analysis of dysphagia in advanced-stage head-and-neck cancer patients: impact on quality of life and development of a preventive swallowing treatment

2018 ◽  
Vol 275 (8) ◽  
pp. 2159-2167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilaria Carmignani ◽  
Luca Giovanni Locatello ◽  
Isacco Desideri ◽  
Pierluigi Bonomo ◽  
Emanuela Olmetto ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 123 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Lastrucci ◽  
Silvia Bertocci ◽  
Vittorio Bini ◽  
Simona Borghesi ◽  
Roberta De Majo ◽  
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Author(s):  
Frederic Ivan L. Ting ◽  
Aylmer Rex B. Hernandez ◽  
Reno Eufemon P. Cereno ◽  
Irisyl B. Orolfo-Real ◽  
Corazon A. Ngelangel

<p class="abstract"><strong><span lang="EN-US">Background: </span></strong>In the management of head and neck cancer (HNC), assessment of quality of life (QoL) is imperative because of the potentially debilitating effect of treatment toxicities. Currently, there are no published data assessing the QoL in Filipino HNC patients, thus this study.</p><p class="abstract"><strong><span lang="EN-US">Methods: </span></strong>This cross-sectional study utilized the University of the Philippines - Department of Health Quality of Life scale. Patients with head and neck cancers at the University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital from February to September 2019 were invited to participate.  </p><p class="abstract"><strong><span lang="EN-US">Results: </span></strong>A total of 418 patients were included in the study with a mean age of 42 years old (range 18 to 73 years old). In general, Filipino head and neck cancer patients had moderate QoL (mean score of 4.59±0.79). All of the QoL domains (physical, emotional, cognitive, and related functions) had a score of 3-5 (moderate), except for the social status domain which had a mean score of 5.51±0.83 (high). Among socio-demographic factors, patients who are employed and with additional funding sources on top of their income have better global QoL (p&lt;0.01). Clinically, patients with higher stages of disease, fungating tumors, post-laryngectomy, have a feeding tube, with a tracheostomy, and had chemotherapy have lower global QoL (p&lt;0.01).</p><p class="abstract"><strong><span lang="EN-US">Conclusions: </span></strong>Filipino patients with head and neck cancers have an overall moderate quality of life, with high scores in the social domain. Patients with higher tumor burdens and have been exposed to chemotherapy have lower QoL scores, while patients with financial stability and aid have better QoL scores.</p><p class="abstract"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>


2009 ◽  
Vol 79 (10) ◽  
pp. 713-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randall P. Morton ◽  
Victoria L. Crowder ◽  
Robert Mawdsley ◽  
Esther Ong ◽  
Mark Izzard

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1495-1504 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Alvarez-Camacho ◽  
S. Gonella ◽  
S. Ghosh ◽  
C. Kubrak ◽  
R. A. Scrimger ◽  
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