Disability in patients with head and neck cancer
| Autor: | Joseph C, Taylor, Jeffrey E, Terrell, David L, Ronis, Karen E, Fowler, Carol, Bishop, Michael T, Lambert, Larry L, Myers, Sonia A, Duffy, Carol R, Bradford, Douglas B, Chepeha, Norman D, Hogikyan, Mark E, Prince, Theodoos N, Teknos, Gregory T, Wolf |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
Employment
Male medicine.medical_specialty Multivariate analysis Time Factors medicine.medical_treatment Disability Evaluation Risk Factors medicine Health Status Indicators Humans Adverse effect Neoplasm Staging Pain Measurement Chemotherapy business.industry Head and neck cancer Cancer Neck dissection General Medicine Odds ratio Middle Aged medicine.disease Chemotherapy regimen Treatment Outcome Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Neoplasms Physical therapy Quality of Life Surgery Female business |
| Zdroj: | Archives of otolaryngology--headneck surgery. 130(6) |
| ISSN: | 0886-4470 |
| Popis: | Background: Patients with head and neck cancer often experience debilitating speech, eating, and respiratory problems as well as the psychological effects of loss of function and change in body image. These patients often become unemployed as a result of their disease process, which adds financial burden to their already stressful lives. Yet the specific factors associated with unemployment have not been systematically studied. Methods: This multisite study used survey and chart data to determine the predictors of work-related disability. Results: Of the 384 patients who were working prior to their diagnosis of head and neck cancer, 52% (n=201) were disabled by their cancer treatment. Multivariate analysis demonstrated significant links between disability and chemotherapy (odds ratio [OR], 3.4; P.001), neck dissection status (OR, 2.3;P=.01), pain scores (OR, 1.2; P=.01), and time since diagnosis (OR, 0.9; P=.04). Conclusions: More than half of the patients in this study were disabled by their head and neck cancer or treatment. Patients with head and neck cancer who have undergone chemotherapy or neck dissection or have high pain scores are at increased risk for disability from their cancer or their treatment. Efforts to prevent (if possible), better assess, and treat pain and other adverse effects of head and neck cancer treatments may also have the potential to reduce patient disability. |
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