Self-perceived oral health in hemato-oncological patients and the relation to quality of life.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess the self-reported oral health and oral health-related quality of life of patients diagnosed with hemato-oncological disease.

Patients and methods

Data was collected through a digital questionnaire in collaboration with the Dutch patient organization Hematon. The questionnaires EORTC-QLQ-C30, EORTC-QLQ-OH15, shortened Xerostomia Inventory (XI), and the OHIP-14 were used.

Results

Seven hundred five patients were included (52.5% female, mean age 63.2 ± 10.1). The majority was diagnosed more than 2 years ago (86%) and had received treatment (81%) for their disease. Lymphoma, leukemia, and multiple myeloma were the most frequent malignancies. Chemotherapy alone, chemotherapy in combination with targeted therapy or immunotherapy, and myeloablative chemothe

SUBMITTER: Laheij AMGA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11380634 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature