Genetic Risk For Depression and Quality of Life in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) have been shown to experience high distress, few longitudinal studies include a comprehensive evaluation of biopsychosocial factors affecting quality of life (QoL), including genetic risk for depression.

Objective

To identify factors at the time of cancer diagnosis associated with QoL scores at 3 months after treatment in patients newly diagnosed with a first occurrence of HNC.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective longitudinal study of 1464 participants with a 3-month follow-up, including structured clinical interviews and self-administered measures was carried out at the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at 2 tertiary care McGill University Affiliated Hospitals, McGill Univers

SUBMITTER: Henry M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11140576 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature