Development of a Patient-Centered Functional Outcomes Questionnaire in Head and Neck Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Incorporation of patient perspectives, or patient-reported outcomes, in functional outcome measures has been gaining prominence in the literature on reconstructive surgery.

Objective

To create and validate an instrument for measuring the main functional areas of concern for patients with head and neck cancer.

Design, setting, and participants

This 4-phase mixed-methods qualitative study was conducted from July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2016, in a quaternary head and neck oncology center in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Patients were recruited from 3 Head and Neck Research Network sites: University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada), Mount Sinai Health Network (New York, New York), and University of Turku Hospital (Turku, Finland). The inclusion criteria included 18 year

SUBMITTER: Mendez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7146527 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature