두경부암 환자의 방사선치료에 따른 구강건강관련 삶의 질에 관한 연구
A study on oral health-related quality of life following radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer
손해옥, 박은영, 정윤숙, 이은경, 이희경, 김은경,
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손해옥 ( Sohn He-Ok ) - 칠곡경북대학교병원 치과
박은영 ( Park Eun-Young ) - 영남대학교병원 치과
정윤숙 ( Jung Yun-Sook ) - 경북대학교 과학기술대학 치위생학과
이은경 ( Lee Eun-Kyung ) - 칠곡경북대학교병원 치과
이희경 ( Lee Hee-Kyung ) - 영남대학교병원 치과
김은경 ( Kim Eun-Kyong ) - 경북대학교 과학기술대학 치위생학과
KMID : 0355420170410020110
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the change in oral health-related quality of life among patients with head & neck cancer who received radiotherapy.
Methods: A total of 40 patients who were diagnosed as having head and neck cancer and scheduled to have radiotherapy were enrolled in this study; however, only 25 patients were included in the final analysis. Prior to radiotherapy, a dentist performed an oral examination to check for the presence of de-cayed and missing teeth, plaque, and determine the gingival index. Oral health-related quality of life was assessed using the OHIP-14 questionnaire. Eight weeks after starting radiotherapy, oral health-related quality of life was re-evaluated using the same questionnaire.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 60.20 (±7.29) years, and 22 (88.8%) of them were men. The majority of the participants were diagnosed as having squamous cell carcinoma (68.0%). The total OHIP-14 score was significantly decreased from 56.20 (±13.50) at baseline to 45.72 (±10.98) eight weeks after radiotherapy. In addition, according to subjective oral health at baseline, the observed change in the OHIP-14 score was significantly different.
Conclusions: Oral health- related quality of life was significantly lowered after radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer.
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Head & Neck Cancer; Oral Health Related Quality of Life; Radiotherapy
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