Τίτλος:
Quality of life, anxiety, and depression in the head-and-neck cancer patients, undergoing intensity-modulated radiotherapy treatment
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate and compare distress and quality-of-life parameters among head-and-neck cancer patients who underwent intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). Subjects and Methods: The patients' sample consists of 55 individuals under IMRT treatment. Three questionnaires (Quality of Life Questionnaire [QLQ]-C30 and QLQ-H and N35) of the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer and the Greek Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scales were used. Results: Functioning and symptoms scales measured a week before the scheduled treatment worsen significantly until the end of the treatment and at the 3-month follow-up, tend to revert to their pretreatment values. Conclusions: Our results showed that all parameters (functioning scales, symptoms scales, and G-HAD subscales) worsen from the start to the end treatment and tend to revert to their pretreatment values after a 3-month period. © 2020 Indian Journal of Palliative Care.
Συγγραφείς:
Nikoloudi, M.
Lymvaios, I.
Zygogianni, A.
Parpa, E.
Strikou, D.-A.
Tsilika, E.
Kouloulias, V.
Mystakidou, K.
Περιοδικό:
Indian Journal of Palliative Care
Εκδότης:
Wolters Kluwer--Medknow Publications
DOI:
10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_168_19
