The Influence of Support Groups on Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Joint Authors
Wang, Marilene B.
Mowry, Sarah E.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-11-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To compare quality of life in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients following treatment.
Methods.
The Short Form-36 Version 2 (SF-36v2) was utilized to measure patient quality of life.
Results.
For all 8 parameters measured by the SF-36V2, HNC patients had lower mean scores than the US population means.
Support group patients had significantly worse scores than US population norms in role-physical, social functioning, and role-emotional.
There were no significant differences between support group and control patients for the 8 parameters measured by the SF-36v2.
Conclusions.
HNC patients report significantly worse quality of life than US population norms in several physical and emotional areas.
Our study did not demonstrate improved quality of life for support group patients.
The increased incidence of oropharyngeal cancer and chemotherapy treatment in the support group patients in our study were factors which were likely to have lowered the overall scores in these patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mowry, Sarah E.& Wang, Marilene B.. 2011. The Influence of Support Groups on Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. ISRN Otolaryngology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457355
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mowry, Sarah E.& Wang, Marilene B.. The Influence of Support Groups on Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. ISRN Otolaryngology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457355
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mowry, Sarah E.& Wang, Marilene B.. The Influence of Support Groups on Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. ISRN Otolaryngology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457355
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-457355