Assessment of quality of life of oral cancer patients after reconstruction with radial forearm free flaps.
- Author:
Yu-sheng CHENG
1
;
Wen-lu LI
;
Lei XU
;
Zhong-fei XU
;
Fa-yu LIU
;
Chang-fu SUN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Female; Forearm; surgery; Free Tissue Flaps; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Mouth Neoplasms; surgery; Postoperative Period; Quality of Life; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures; methods; Skin Transplantation; Surveys and Questionnaires
- From: Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2013;48(3):161-164
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the quality of life in patients who had resection of oral cancer and reconstruction by radial forearm free flaps.
METHODSQuality of life of 49 patients was assessed by means of the 14-item oral health impact profile (OHIP-14) and the medical outcomes study-short form-36 (SF-36) questionnaires 12 months after operation.
RESULTSForty-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).
CONCLUSIONSRadial forearm free flaps for reconstruction of oral defects after cancer resection could significantly influence the patients' quality of life.
