The use of health related quality of life data to produce information sheets for patients with head and neck cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Health related quality of life information gives patients and carers an indication of how they will be affected following treatment. Such knowledge can promote realistic expectations and help patients come to terms with their outcome. The aim of this paper is to describe the background development of patient information sheets produced at our unit.

Methods

The data were compiled using a common head and neck cancer specific quality of life questionnaire (University of Washington Quality of Life [UW-QOL]). There are 12 domains comprising activity, appearance, anxiety, chewing, mood, pain, recreation, saliva, shoulder, speech, swallowing and taste. The data were collected over 19 years at our unit and focus on follow-up records at around 2 years as this gives a goo

SUBMITTER: Rogers SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5096582 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature