ArticleThe Laryngoscope2020
Health literacy: Impact on quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors.
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- Post-traumatic stress disorder and social determinants of health among individuals with cancer: association with healthcare utilization and outcomes in the All of Us Research Program.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- The current status of health literacy among caregivers of lung cancer patients:A cross-sectional survey.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Factors associated with quality of life among patients with a newly diagnosed oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer.European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society · 2023Article
- The effect of health literacy, self-efficacy, social support and fear of disease progression on the health-related quality of life of patients with cancer in China: a structural equation model.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2023Article
- Association of Social-Ecological Factors With Delay in Time to Initiation of Postoperative Radiation Therapy: A Prospective Cohort Study.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2023Article
- Health literacy and fatigue, anxiety, depression, and somatic symptoms in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma from West China: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Health Literacy and Adherence to Clinical Recommendations in Head and Neck Cancer.Health literacy research and practice · 2023Article
- Comparison of Objective Measures of Trismus and Salivation With Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2022Article
- Patient experience of the acute post-surgical period following total laryngectomy during the COVID-19 era.International journal of language & communication disorders · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesAlthough inadequate health literacy has been shown to impact health outcomes in other cancers, little is known about its impact in head and neck cancer (HNC). This study aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors of inadequate health literacy and evaluate the association between health literacy and quality of life (QOL) in HNC survivors.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of HNC survivors evaluated in a multidisciplinary HNC survivorship clinic. Survivors had to be ≥1-year postcompletion of treatment to be included in the analysis. Health literacy was assessed via self-report with the Brief Health Literacy Screen (score <10 indicating inadequate health literacy), and QOL was measured using the University of Washington QOL questionnaire. Linear regression with robust standard errors was utilized to evaluate the association between health literacy and QOL.
resultsOf the 218 survivors evaluated, 13.8% (n = 30) demonstrated inadequate health literacy. After adjusting for age, marital status, site, stage, treatment modality, and years since treatment completion, social-emotional QOL scores for survivors with adequate health literacy were estimated to be 10.67 points higher than those with inadequate health literacy (P = .013). Health literacy was not significantly associated with physical QOL after adjusting for covariates (P = .130).
conclusionInadequate health literacy is associated with a lower social QOL in HNC survivors, and among those with inadequate health literacy, interventions to ameliorate the impact on QOL are needed. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4 Laryngoscope, 130:2354-2359, 2020.
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