ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021
Identifying Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) for Routine Surveillance of Physical and Emotional Symptoms in Head and Neck Cancer Populations: A Systematic Review.
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- Minimal clinically important difference (MCID), patient-acceptable state (PASS), minimally detectable change (MDC), and substantial clinical benefit (SCB) in patients who have undergone arthroscopic surgery for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of art therapy on quality of life and psychosomatic symptoms in adults with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Pooled it
- Reliability of the electronic patient reported outcome measures for assessing xerostomia, dysphagia and quality of life in Spanish patients with head and neck cancer: a randomised crossover design.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2025Trial
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- Risk Factors for Catastrophic Health Events in Head and Neck Cancer: A Scoping Review to Inform Risk Prediction.Cancers · 2026Review
- Patient-reported outcomes and measures applied in individuals undergoing colonoscopy surveillance for colorectal cancer: a scoping review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Patient-reported Outcome Measures in Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Systematic Review Across Disciplines and Geographical Locations.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Japanese version of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory for Head and Neck Tumor module: Validation study.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Risk factors for early mortality and impaired quality of life in oral cavity cancer - head and neck cancer register study.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2025Article
- First Phase Development of a Patient-reported Outcome Measure for Midface Oncology.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Oral Mucosa in Cancer Patients-Putting the Pieces Together: A Narrative Review and New Perspectives.Cancers · 2023Review
- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in a Facial Reconstruction Case Series Following the Implementation of an Integrated Craniofacial Multidisciplinary Team Clinic, Three-Dimensional Photography, and Computer Modeling.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2023Article
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Abstract
The aims of this review were to identify symptoms experienced by head and neck cancer (HNC) patients and their prevalence, as well as to compare symptom coverage identified in HNC specific patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). Searches of Ovid Medline, Embase, PsychInfo, and CINAHL were conducted to identify studies. The search revealed 4569 unique articles and identified 115 eligible studies. The prevalence of reported symptoms was highly variable among included studies. Variability in sample size, timing of the assessments, and the use of different measures was noted across studies. Content mapping of commonly used PROMs showed variability and poor capture of prevalent symptoms, even though validation studies confirmed satisfactory reliability and validity. This suggests limitations of some of the tools in providing an accurate and comprehensive picture of the patient's symptoms and problems.
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