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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
Volume 52, Issue 9, Pages 923-930Publisher
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2023.01.006
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Mouth neoplasms; Jaw neoplasms; Patient reported outcome measures; Quality of life; Psychological distress
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This cross-sectional study examined the sources of distress associated with altered appearance and fundamental functions in oral cancer patients. Patient self-reports indicated that distress was highly variable and present beyond 5 years post-treatment. There were significant associations between distress scores and primary cancer site, suggesting that predicting the psychological impact of oral cancer treatment remains a challenge.
This cross-sectional study was performed to examine sources of variation in distress associated with altered appearance and fundamental functions in oral cancer patients at 2 months, 12-15 months, 24-36 months, and & GE; 5 years post-definitive treatment. Eligible patients completed six scales from the FACE-Q Head and Neck Cancer Module. Pre-specified regression models were used to examine sources of variation in study outcomes for 145 patients. Patient self-reports indicated that distress associated with altered appearance and fundamental functions was highly variable, and distress was present beyond 5 years post-definitive treatment in some patients. Associations between distress scores and time post-definitive treatment, reconstructive surgery, and adjuvant therapy were not statistically significant. There was, however, moderate to strong evidence against the null hypothesis of no association between eating distress scores and sex, primary cancer site, and T-stage; smiling distress scores and age and primary cancer site; appearance distress scores and geographical remoteness and primary cancer site; and speaking distress scores and primary cancer site. Primary cancer site was the only significant independent predictor of multiple distress scores. These findings suggest that predicting the psychological impact of oral cancer treatment remains a challenge for the multidisciplinary team. Screening and interventions for psychological distress are essential beyond the preoperative and acute care settings.
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