Perception of head and neck cancer quality of life within the medical world: A multicultural study

Autor: Pierre Moreau, Pierre Demez
Rok vydání: 2009
Předmět:
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Cross-sectional study
medicine.medical_treatment
media_common.quotation_subject
Risk Assessment
Sex Factors
Belgium
Quality of life
Sickness Impact Profile
Surveys and Questionnaires
Perception
Adaptation
Psychological
medicine
Humans
Practice Patterns
Physicians'
Laryngeal Neoplasms
Aged
media_common
Aged
80 and over
Analysis of Variance
business.industry
Head and neck cancer
Age Factors
Cancer
Pharyngeal Neoplasms
Cultural Diversity
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Adaptation
Physiological
Combined Modality Therapy
Tongue Neoplasms
Surgery
Radiation therapy
Cross-Sectional Studies
Logistic Models
Otorhinolaryngology
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Private practice
Family medicine
Multivariate Analysis
Quality of Life
Female
Mouth Neoplasms
business
Risk assessment
Zdroj: Head & Neck. 31:1056-1067
ISSN: 1097-0347
1043-3074
DOI: 10.1002/hed.21069
Popis: Background Physician's perception of quality of life of patients with cancer is unclear. No reports have evaluated its influence on patient management. Methods Five hundred otolaryngologists completed a questionnaire regarding the quality of life of patients with head and neck cancer. Results Seventy-eight percent of responders thought that quality of life must be considered when choosing treatment, even if this meant decreased survival. Seventy-five percent thought it justified to withhold curative treatment if this would lead to impaired quality of life. Pain and breathing were the most important symptoms to consider. The perception was worse for physicians practicing in Latin culture, working in private practice, or with no personal acquaintance with a head and neck cancer victim and was better after radiotherapy than after surgery and chemotherapy. Conclusion Quality of life is important for physicians and is considered as essential as survival by many physicians. The perception of patient's quality of life influences the treatment choice. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2009
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