Associations between quality of life, coping styles, optimism, and anxiety and depression in pretreatment patients with head and neck cancer

Head & Neck ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debbie J. Horney ◽  
Helen E. Smith ◽  
Mark McGurk ◽  
John Weinman ◽  
Jim Herold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Anxiety And Depression

scholarly journals Mapping Health-Related Quality of Life, Anxiety, and Depression in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosed with Malnutrition Defined by GLIM

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1167
Author(s):  
Ylva Tiblom Ehrsson ◽  
Per Fransson ◽  
Sandra Einarsson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
One Year

Patients with cancer deal with problems related to physical, psychological, social, and emotional functions. The aim was to investigate malnutrition defined by the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria in relation to health-related quality of life, anxiety, and depression in patients with head and neck cancer. This was a prospective observational research study with 273 patients followed at the start of treatment, seven weeks, and one year. Data collection included nutritional status and support, and the questionnaires: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Head and neck cancer module (EORTC QLQ-H&N35) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Malnutrition was defined using the GLIM criteria. The study showed that patients with malnutrition had significantly greater deterioration in their health-related quality of life at seven weeks. On a group level, health-related quality of life was most severe at this time point and some scores still implied problems at one year. Significantly, more patients reported anxiety at the start of treatment whereas significantly more patients reported depression at seven weeks. Over the trajectory of care, the need for support often varies. Psychosocial support is imperative and at the end of treatment extra focus should be put on nutritional interventions and managing treatment-related symptoms to improve nutritional status and health-related quality of life. In the long-term, head and neck cancer survivors need help to find strategies to cope with the remaining sequel.

scholarly journals Quality of life, anxiety and depression in head and neck cancer patients: a randomized clinical trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flávia Tatiana Pedrolo Hortense ◽  
Cristiane Decat Bergerot ◽  
Edvane Birelo Lopes De Domenico
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract OBJECTIVE To evaluate an educational program based on the principles of self-management with a conventional educational program through quality of life, anxiety and depression instruments within 12 months of starting cancer treatment. METHOD An experimental, randomized, controlled study conducted with head and neck cancer patients treated at a university hospital in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Patients were randomly divided into two groups: the control group submitted to the conventional educational plan, and the experimental group submitted to the educational plan for self-management. Descriptive and analytical statistics were used for the analyzes using the t-test, Fischer’s exact test and Repeated Measures ANOVA. RESULTS Twenty (20) patients were selected. Most participants were male, in advanced stages of disease and undergoing three therapeutic modalities. The control group showed a gradual decrease in quality of life scores during treatment, while the experimental group progressively increased. The correlation was significant between the presence of anxiety and depression symptoms and poor quality of life. Patients in the control group had a significant worsening in social/family well-being (P = 0.02) and the prevalence of additional head and neck cancer-related additional concerns (P = 0.01), while the experimental group had reduced anxiety symptoms (P = 0.001) and improved emotional well-being (P = 0.01). CONCLUSION The educational intervention based on building self-management skills favored quality of life and reduced anxiety and depression. Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials (RBR 2q53ct).

Mapping the University of Washington Quality of life questionnaire onto EQ‐5D and HUI‐3 indices in patients with head and neck cancer

Head & Neck ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 513-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert F. Stephens ◽  
Christopher W. Noel ◽  
Jie (Susie) Su ◽  
Wei Xu ◽  
Murray Krahn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
University Of Washington ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
The University
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