KMID : 0355620150410010019
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Journal of Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2015 Volume.41 No. 1 p.19 ~ p.25
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Quality of life following surgical treatment of oral cancers
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Efunkoya Akinwale
Adebola Raphael Adetokunbo Omeje Kelvin Amole Ibiyinka Akhiwu Benjamin Osunde Daniel
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Abstract
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Objectives: Quality of life (QoL) studies provide information about the impact of disease, the treatment of symptoms, and outcomes following treat-ment. The present study aims to evaluate the postoperative QoL of patients treated for oral cancer in a Nigerian government tertiary hospital.
Materials and Methods: A prospective study on consenting patients with oral cancer was undertaken at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Ni-geria. The subjects completed the University of Washington QoL (UW-QoL) questionnaire one day prior to surgery and postoperatively after 7 days, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months.
Results: Sixty-eight patients with oral cancer were recruited. Of these, 38 were males, and 30 were females (male : female, 1.3 : 1). Twenty-four pa-tients (12 males and 12 females) underwent surgery and completed postoperative QoL assessment using the UW-QoL questionnaire. Preoperative QoL mean score was 2.21, while postoperative mean scores after 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months were 3.67, 3.46, 2.82, and 2.61, respectively.
Conclusion: An improvement in QoL following surgical treatment for patients with oral cancer was observed. ¡®Appearance,¡¯ ¡®recreation,¡¯ and ¡®chewing¡¯ were identified as the most important determinants of postoperaive QoL in patients with oral cancer in our study.
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KEYWORD
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Quality of life, Oral cancer, Surgery
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