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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Nick Steen, Dr Charles Kelly, Andrew Welch, Dr David Meikle, Emerita Professor Janet WilsonORCiD
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Reports of the impact of larynx cancer treatment modality on quality of life are conflicting, in part due to varying study methodology. The aims of this study were to (1) provide preliminary comparisons of quality of life following radiotherapy or combination therapy; (2) evaluate a number of measures of quality of life and thereby (3) inform future prospective studies. Thirty-six laryngeal cancer patients, 24 following radiotherapy, 12 following radiotherapy and laryngectomy completed the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) - General/Head and Neck subscale; Nottingham Health Profile (NHP); and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HAD), three to 12 months post-treatment. Results showed trends towards a less good quality of life in the combined therapy group over a wide range of outcomes, significant for the disease specific FACT head and neck subscale, NHP emotion (p = 0.04) and isolation (p = 0.027). To the authors' knowledge, however, this is the first demonstration of greater impact of laryngeal cancer on quality of life in younger subjects, who had lower scores among others on emotional wellbeing (p = 0.015) and anxiety (p = 0.035). Younger patients thus appear more likely to need more intensive support through treatment. Many of the physical and psychosocial domains derived from the three tools used were highly correlated. In other words, given the known high morbidity of the disease and its treatment, the selection of tools for head and neck quality of life assessment may be much less important than their universal application.
Author(s): Lee-Preston V, Steen IN, Dear A, Kelly CG, Welch AR, Meikle D, Stafford FW, Wilson JA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Laryngology and Otology
Year: 2004
Volume: 118
Issue: 6
Pages: 432-438
ISSN (print): 0022-2151
ISSN (electronic): 1748-5460
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/002221504323219554
DOI: 10.1258/002221504323219554
PubMed id: 15285861
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