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ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2017

Is social inequality related to different patient concerns in routine oral cancer follow-up clinics?

Sarah Allen, Derek Lowe, Rebecca V Harris, Steve Brown, Simon N Rogers

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Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  1. Improving quality of life through the routine use of the patient concerns inventory for head and neck cancer patients: baseline results in a cluster preference randomised controlled trial.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2020
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  2. Concerns raised by people treated for head and neck cancer: a secondary analysis of audiotaped consultations in a health services follow-up clinic.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  3. The Patient Concerns Inventory in head and neck oncology: a structured review of its development, validation and clinical implications.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022
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  5. Free Flap Reconstruction of the Maxilla.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2019
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Sarah AllenDepartment of Health Services Research, Institute of Psychology Health and Society, University of Liverpool, Room 111, 1st floor, Block B, Waterhouse Building, 1-5 Brownlow Street, Liverpool, L69 3GL, UK. Sarah.Allen@liverpool.ac.uk.
Derek LoweFaculty of Health and Social Care, Evidence-Based Practice Research Centre (EPRC), Edge Hill University, St Helens Road, Ormskirk, L39 4QP, UK.
Rebecca V HarrisDepartment of Health Services Research, Institute of Psychology Health and Society, University of Liverpool, Room 111, 1st floor, Block B, Waterhouse Building, 1-5 Brownlow Street, Liverpool, L69 3GL, UK.
Steve BrownDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3BX, UK.
Simon N RogersFaculty of Health and Social Care, Evidence-Based Practice Research Centre (EPRC), Edge Hill University, St Helens Road, Ormskirk, L39 4QP, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral cancer has a higher incidence in the lower social strata, and these patients are less likely to engage in supportive interventions and report a poorer quality of life (QoL). The aim of this paper is to compare the Patient Concerns Inventory (PCI) responses across social groups attending routine oral cancer follow-up clinics with particular focus on the deprivation lower quartile. The PCI package is completed by patients as part of their routine review consultation with SNR. Patients were those diagnosed between 2008 and 2012. Deprivation was stratified using the IMD 2010 from postcode. Of the 106 eligible patients, 85 % used the PCI. Just over half (54 %) were living in the most deprived quartile, with two-thirds (68 %) of males in the most deprived quartile, compared with 35 % of females (p = 0.004). In regard to number and type of PCI items selected by patients at their first PCI clinic, there were no notable differences in respect of IMD classification. The two commonest concerns were fear of recurrence (43 %) and sore mouth (43 %). The most deprived quartile reported significant problems in regard to mood (p = 0.004) and recreation (p = 0.02), and a non-significant trend (36 vs 18 %, p = 0.09) in stating their overall QoL as being less than good. It is possible to identify the concerns of patients from lower socioeconomic strata as part of routine follow-up clinics. This allows for targeted multi-professional intervention and supports to improve the outcome in this hard to reach group.

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Quality of LifeSocioeconomic FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAlcohol DrinkingAmbulatory Care FacilitiesCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansMaleMiddle AgedMouth NeoplasmsPoverty AreasSmokingUnited KingdomHealth-related quality of lifeOral cancerPatient concerns inventoryPatient reported outcomesSocial deprivation

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