Quality of Life in Oral Cancer Patients in Greek Clinical Practice: A Cohort Study
Cancer of the oral cavity is one of the most common cancers all over the world. Oral cancer and its treatment impacts on patients’ Quality of Life (QOL). The purpose of the present study was to assess oral cancer patients’ QOL after the completion of surgical therapy, and to investigate factors affe...
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| author | Maria Lavdaniti Ioannis Tilaveridis Dimitra Palitzika Athanasios Kyrgidis Stefanos Triaridis Konstantinos Vachtsevanos Angeliki Kosintzi Konstantinos Antoniades |
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| description | Cancer of the oral cavity is one of the most common cancers all over the world. Oral cancer and its treatment impacts on patients’ Quality of Life (QOL). The purpose of the present study was to assess oral cancer patients’ QOL after the completion of surgical therapy, and to investigate factors affecting it. This was a prospective cohort study, conducted at the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, of a large general public hospital in Northern Greece. The sample consisted of 135 consecutive eligible cancer patients. Three distinct questionnaires were used. The first one included questions regarding the participants’ demographic characteristics and relevant clinical information. The second comprised the European Organization for Research and Treatment core module (EORTC QLQ-C30) and its head and neck module EORTC QLQ-H&N35. The third was the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–General (FACT-G) assessment of quality of life. We also included the physician-completed Karnofsky scale to assess the functional status of the participants. We found that location of the tumor affects QOL and specifically social contact (H = 17.89, <i>p</i> = 0.001), on the first assessment, and nutritional supplements (H = 22.49, <i>p</i> = 0.000), on the fourth assessment. QOL in patients deteriorates immediately after treatment but significantly improves over time. Health care professionals should take into account these results and arrange care plans in order to find ways to increase patients’ QOL. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b95b69707c04158a216f09b06b035042023-11-24T11:25:13ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832022-12-011123723510.3390/jcm11237235Quality of Life in Oral Cancer Patients in Greek Clinical Practice: A Cohort StudyMaria Lavdaniti0Ioannis Tilaveridis1Dimitra Palitzika2Athanasios Kyrgidis3Stefanos Triaridis4Konstantinos Vachtsevanos5Angeliki Kosintzi6Konstantinos Antoniades7Nursing Department, International Hellenic University, 57400 Thessaloniki, GreeceOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceNursing Director, Papanikolaou Hospital, 57010 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece1st Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Papanikolaou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 57010 Thessaloniki, GreeceSpecial Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Papanikolaou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 57010 Thessaloniki, GreeceCancer of the oral cavity is one of the most common cancers all over the world. Oral cancer and its treatment impacts on patients’ Quality of Life (QOL). The purpose of the present study was to assess oral cancer patients’ QOL after the completion of surgical therapy, and to investigate factors affecting it. This was a prospective cohort study, conducted at the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, of a large general public hospital in Northern Greece. The sample consisted of 135 consecutive eligible cancer patients. Three distinct questionnaires were used. The first one included questions regarding the participants’ demographic characteristics and relevant clinical information. The second comprised the European Organization for Research and Treatment core module (EORTC QLQ-C30) and its head and neck module EORTC QLQ-H&N35. The third was the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–General (FACT-G) assessment of quality of life. We also included the physician-completed Karnofsky scale to assess the functional status of the participants. We found that location of the tumor affects QOL and specifically social contact (H = 17.89, <i>p</i> = 0.001), on the first assessment, and nutritional supplements (H = 22.49, <i>p</i> = 0.000), on the fourth assessment. QOL in patients deteriorates immediately after treatment but significantly improves over time. Health care professionals should take into account these results and arrange care plans in order to find ways to increase patients’ QOL.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/23/7235quality of lifeoral cancerGreece |
| spellingShingle | Maria Lavdaniti Ioannis Tilaveridis Dimitra Palitzika Athanasios Kyrgidis Stefanos Triaridis Konstantinos Vachtsevanos Angeliki Kosintzi Konstantinos Antoniades Quality of Life in Oral Cancer Patients in Greek Clinical Practice: A Cohort Study Journal of Clinical Medicine quality of life oral cancer Greece |
| title | Quality of Life in Oral Cancer Patients in Greek Clinical Practice: A Cohort Study |
| title_full | Quality of Life in Oral Cancer Patients in Greek Clinical Practice: A Cohort Study |
| title_fullStr | Quality of Life in Oral Cancer Patients in Greek Clinical Practice: A Cohort Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality of Life in Oral Cancer Patients in Greek Clinical Practice: A Cohort Study |
| title_short | Quality of Life in Oral Cancer Patients in Greek Clinical Practice: A Cohort Study |
| title_sort | quality of life in oral cancer patients in greek clinical practice a cohort study |
| topic | quality of life oral cancer Greece |
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