CPB Ljubljana 2018 course book

QUALITY OF LIFE IN H&N CA.

Health-related quality of life (QOL) is a multidimensional concept which comprises: (1) physical functioning (2) psychological functioning (3) social interaction (4) disease- and treatment-related symptoms

About 30% of the patients were found to be unsatisfied with treatment outcome or claimed to have suffered far too much as a result of treatment

Gamba A, Romano M, Grosso IM, et al. Psychosocial adjustment of patients surgically treated for head and neck cancer. Head and Neck 1992;14:218 ± 23.