ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2018
The relationship between physical impairments, quality of life and disability of the neck and upper limb in patients following neck dissection.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effects of Conscious Control of Scapular Orientation in Oral Cancer Survivors With Scapular Dyskinesis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Integrative cancer therapiesTrial
- Trajectory patterns and factors associated with shoulder-related quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer after neck dissection: A longitudinal study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
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- Functional outcomes and quality of life in patients who undergone conventional or endoscopic/robotic retroauricular neck dissection: a case-control study.Gland surgery · 2024Article
- Return to work in head and neck cancer survivors: its relationship with functional, psychological, and disease-treatment factors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023Article
- A critical readability and quality analysis of internet-based patient information on neck dissections.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2023Article
- Neck and Shoulder Morbidity in Patients with Oral Cancer and Clinically Negative Node Neck Status: A Comparison between the Elective Neck Dissection and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Strategies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Selective Neck Dissection for Node-Positive Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2022Article
- Nurse-Led Counseling Intervention of Postoperative Home-Based Exercise Training Improves Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Disability, and Quality of Life in Newly Diagnosed Head and Neck Cancer Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Flourishing in head and neck cancer survivors.Cancer medicine · 2022Article
- Health-related quality of life in long-term differentiated thyroid cancer survivors: A cross-sectional Tunisian-based study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Evaluation of Neck Disability Using Computed-Tomography in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between physical impairments, quality of life and disability in patients following neck dissection, with consideration of patient and clinical characteristics.
methodsCross-sectional study of patients < 5 years after neck dissection for head and neck cancer. Quality of life and self-reported disability were measured with the Neck Dissection Impairment Index, Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand, and Neck Disability Index. Active neck and shoulder range of motion and isometric muscle strength were also assessed. Generalised linear modelling was used to explore relationships between variables.
resultsEighty-four participants (68% male, median age 61 years) demonstrated reduced quality of life (median (interquartile range) score = 76 (49, 93) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best)), and mild levels of upper limb (14 (2, 32)) and neck disability (14 (6, 28)) (from 0 (best) to 100 (worst)). Bilateral neck dissection was associated with reduced quality of life (coeff (95% CI) = - 12.49 (- 24.69, - 0.29)). Post-operative chemoradiation therapy was associated with reduced quality of life (- 21.46 (- 37.57, - 5.35)) and neck disability (0.71 (0.10, 1.32)). Measures of shoulder flexibility or strength were associated with quality of life and self-reported disability.
conclusionsQuality of life and musculoskeletal disability after neck dissection are associated with factors from multiple domains including physical motor function and treatment modality. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Having reduced shoulder flexibility or strength is related to functional deficits and quality of life after neck dissection for head and neck cancer.
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