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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2021

Body mass index and self-care behaviors related to oral health-related quality of life in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma within three months posttreatment.

Bing-Shen Huang, Ching-Fang Chung, Ya-Lan Chang, Li-Yun Lee, Hsi-Ling Peng, Shu-Ching Chen

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Bing-Shen HuangDepartment of Radiation Oncology and Proton and Radiation Therapy Center, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Ching-Fang ChungDepartment of Nursing, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Ya-Lan ChangDepartment of Nursing, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Li-Yun LeeDepartment of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Da-Yeh University, Changhua, Taiwan.
Hsi-Ling PengDepartment of Nursing, Oriental Institute of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shu-Ching ChenDepartment of Radiation Oncology and Proton and Radiation Therapy Center, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan. shuching@gw.cgust.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7921-1964
Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWAsia Eastern University of Science and Technology · TWChang Gung University · TWChang Gung University of Science and Technology · TWDayeh University · TW

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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou CMRPF1H0011, CMRPF1K0021, CMRPF3K0011, NMRPF3K0053, and NMRPF3J0181Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan 105-2628-B-255-001-MY3
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Abstract

purposeOral dysfunction is a common adverse event of treatment and may affect oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). This study aimed to identify factors associated with OHRQoL in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) within the first three months posttreatment.

methodsThis cross-sectional study examined OSCC patients who received treatment from the outpatient radiation department of a single cancer center in northern Taiwan. Demographic and clinical characteristics were recorded, and patients were assessed using the Self-Care Behaviors Scale (SCB), Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP), and Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) questionnaires.

resultsAmong 148 OSCC patients, 11.5% reported being underweight and 70.3% reported normal weight. The most common self-care factors associated with adverse effects were decreased appetite and fatigue. Psychological disability, functional limitation, and physical pain were the most negative OHRQoL factors. Poor OHRQoL was associated with more severe adverse effects after self-care behaviors, using feeding tubes during treatment, and having BMI less than 25, which together explained 33.5% of the variance in OHRQoL.

conclusionsThe severity of adverse effects after self-care behaviors and using feeding tubes during treatment strongly influenced overall OHRQoL and seven specific dimensions of OHRQoL.

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Body Mass IndexCarcinoma, Squamous CellCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMouth NeoplasmsOral HealthQuality of LifeSelf CareSurveys and QuestionnairesBody mass indexHealth-related quality of lifeOral squamous cell carcinomaOral symptomsPatient report outcomeTreatment modality

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