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ArticleJournal of international oral health : JIOH2015

Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Patients of Head and Neck Cancer Attending Cancer Hospital of Bhopal City, India.

Girish R Shavi, Bhanupriya Thakur, Ajay Bhambal, Swapnil Jain, Vani Singh, Ankita Shukla

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Article in Journal of international oral health : JIOH, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Quality of life in Iranian patients with head-and-neck cancer.Journal of education and health promotion · 2020
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  14. Oral health impact profile of head and neck cancer patients after or before oncologic treatment: an observational analytic case-control study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Girish R ShaviProfessor & Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Bhanupriya ThakurPost-graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, People's College of Dental Science & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Ajay BhambalProfessor & Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, People's College of Dental Science & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Swapnil JainReader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, People's College of Dental Science & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Vani SinghPost-graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, People's College of Dental Science & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Ankita ShuklaPost-graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, People's College of Dental Science & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
People’s University · INRajasthan Dental College and Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo assess the oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) of head and neck cancer patients and to find association between QoL, demographic and disease variables.

methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted on 153 patients diagnosed and being treated for head and neck cancer in Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital, India. Data collected from the survey included demographic details and OHRQoL, which was measured by European Organization of Research for Treatment of Cancer QoL questionnaire head & neck-35. Cancer measurements (location of tumor, stages of cancer, treatment type) were collected from the patient's hospital records.

resultsThe majority of the population 84 (54.9%) belonged to 41-60 years age group and most of them were male (78.4%). The most frequent site of the primary tumor was the oral cavity (71.3%) and the majority of patients had Stage II and III cancer. Main factors affecting QoL were loss of weight, use of painkillers, sticky saliva, reduced mouth opening and problems in social eating. Significant association found between pain (P = 0.044), swallowing (P = 0.018), sense (P = 0.001), Social eating (P = 0.003), social contact (P = 0.008), reduced mouth opening (P = 0.008) with respect to type of treatment.

conclusionsWe conclude that there was a significant reduction in the QoL in cancer patients resulting from myriad forms of cancers. An assessment of the QoL and symptoms can help the dentist to direct attention to most important symptoms and provide counseling for appropriate interventions towards improving QoL outcomes and the response to the treatment.

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European Organization of Research for Treatment of Cancer-Head and Neck-35head and neck cancerquality of life

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