Assessment of quality of life of oral cancer patients after reconstruction with radial forearm free flaps

VernacularTitle:前臂游离皮瓣修复口腔癌术后组织缺损患者的生活质量评估
Author: Yu-Sheng CHENG ¹ ; Wen-Lu LI ; Lei XU ; Zhong-Fei XU ; Fa-Yu LIU ; Chang-Fu SUN
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1. 中国医科大学口腔医学院口腔颌面外科·辽宁省口腔医学研究所
Keywords: Quality of life; Surgical flaps; Mouth neoplasms; Reconstructive surgical procedures
From: Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2013;48(3):161-164
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the quality of life in patients who had resection of oral cancer and reconstruction by radial forearm free flaps.Methods Quality of life of 49 patients was assessed by means of the 14-item oral health impact profile (0HIP-14) and the medical outcomes study-short form-36 (SF-36) questionnaires 12 months after operation.Results Forty-one questionnaires were collected(84％).SF-36: the highest-scoring domain were physical role (92.9 ± 2.6) and bodily pain (82.6 ± 5.7),the lowest-scoring domain were vitality (61.5 ± 9.1),followed by role emotion (64.9 ± 6.8) and social functioning(65.2 ± 8.2).OHIP-14: the best-scoring domain were handicap (37.1 ± 15.1) and psychological disability (45.7 ± 11.9),the best-scoring domain were physical pain (64.2 ± 11.7) and functional limitation(61.9 ± 12.9).Conclusions Radial forearm free flaps for reconstruction of oral defects after cancer resection could significantly influence the patients' quality of life.