1.The factors which have influenced the quality of life of the patients with cancer and the corresponding nursing measures
Xiujuan HU ; Limin SHA ; Yijuan LIU ; Xiaomei CHEN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2006;0(08):-
Objective Analyze the factors which have influenced the quality of life (QOL) of the patients with cancer, and then put up the corresponding nursing measures. Method Using the EROTCQOLQ- C30 and the social support scale to analyze 600 patients with cancer. Results The value which can indicate the QOL of patients with cancer was 83.00 ? 22.00. The factors which have influenced the QOL of patients with cancer were age, gender, occupation, marriage, cultural degree, social support, disease, and so on. Conclusion Using the positive methods and the social support to raise the QOL of cancer patients according to the concreted condition of them.
2.Case management of a patient with gingival cancer who took the obturator prosthesis combined with orofacial myofunctional therapy to promote the rehabilitation of oral and maxillofacial function
Dongye YANG ; Xingfang HE ; Xiujuan SHA ; Qiuyu HUANG ; Chuxuan DING ; Xiaoman YU ; Shuyi WU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2021;37(18):1432-1435
Objective:To summarize the case management of promoting the rehabilitation of oral and maxillofacial function of a patient with gingival cancer.Methods:The patient took the obturator prosthesis and orofacial myofunctional therapy to promote the rehabilitation of oral and maxillofacial function. The key points of nursing included: nursing of obturator prosthesis, orofacial myofunctional therapy, psychological nursing and evaluation of oral and maxillofacial function rehabilitation.Results:after one year of case management, the total score of the Chinese version of the obturator functioning scale was 18 points, the mouth opening was 4cm, and the speech distinctness was 98%. The quality of life of the patient was good.Conclusions:When the obturator prosthesis and orofacial myofunctional therapy are taken, all-round cooperation of the medical staff of different specialties from the perioperative period to the discharge follow-up should be strengthened in order to promote the rehabilitation of oral and maxillofacial function.
3. Authorization, translation, back translation and language modification of the Chinese version of the obturator functioning scale
Yiying HE ; Xiujuan SHA ; Shuyi WU ; Jiayan LI ; Yan LI
Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2019;54(12):835-840
Objective:
To cross-cultural adapt the English version of obturator functioning scale (OFS) to form a simplified Chinese version, to preliminarily verify its reliability and validity in clinic, and to provide an effective tool for evaluating the oral function and quality of life of patients with palatal defect and restored with obturators in China.
Methods:
The English version of the OFS was taken for forward translation, synthesis, back-translation, and reviewed by expert committee to develop a pre-testing simplified Chinese version. This scale contained demographic data, basic information of diseases, eating problems dimensions (3 items), speech problems dimensions (5 items), and other problems dimensions (7 items). From December, 2016 to December, 2018, forty-two patients who were treated in the Department of Prosthodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University with palatal defect and restored with obturators were evaluated with OFS. Among them, there were 26 males, and 21-84 years old, and 16 females, who were 24-80 years old.The reliability and validity of the data were examined and analyzed.
Results:
The results showed that Cronbach′s α coefficients of the overall scale and the three dimensions (eating problems, speech problems, and other problems) were 0.926, 0.938, 0.930, and 0.935, respectively. The internal consistency of the questionnaire was very good. The Spearman coefficients between each single dimension and the total score were 0.677, 0.792, and 0.860, respectively, suggesting that the scale convergence was good. The content validity index of 15 items was 0.905, indicating that the content validity was very good.
Conclusions
The Chinese version of the OFS is exhibiting high reliability and validity, providing an effective evaluation tool of oral function and quality of life for Chinese patients with obturator prostheses to restore palate defects.