Quality of life following surgical treatment of oral cancers
Efunkoya Akinwale, Adebola Raphael Adetokunbo, Omeje Kelvin, Amole Ibiyinka, Akhiwu Benjamin, Osunde Daniel,
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( Efunkoya Akinwale ) - Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
( Adebola Raphael Adetokunbo ) - Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
( Omeje Kelvin ) - Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
( Amole Ibiyinka ) - Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
( Akhiwu Benjamin ) - Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
( Osunde Daniel ) - University of Calabar University of Calabar Teaching Hospital Department of Dental Surgery
KMID : 0355620150410010019
Abstract
Objectives: Quality of life (QoL) studies provide information about the impact of disease, the treatment of symptoms, and outcomes following treat-ment. The present study aims to evaluate the postoperative QoL of patients treated for oral cancer in a Nigerian government tertiary hospital.
Materials and Methods: A prospective study on consenting patients with oral cancer was undertaken at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Ni-geria. The subjects completed the University of Washington QoL (UW-QoL) questionnaire one day prior to surgery and postoperatively after 7 days, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months.
Results: Sixty-eight patients with oral cancer were recruited. Of these, 38 were males, and 30 were females (male : female, 1.3 : 1). Twenty-four pa-tients (12 males and 12 females) underwent surgery and completed postoperative QoL assessment using the UW-QoL questionnaire. Preoperative QoL mean score was 2.21, while postoperative mean scores after 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months were 3.67, 3.46, 2.82, and 2.61, respectively.
Conclusion: An improvement in QoL following surgical treatment for patients with oral cancer was observed. ‘Appearance,’ ‘recreation,’ and ‘chewing’ were identified as the most important determinants of postoperaive QoL in patients with oral cancer in our study.
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Quality of life; Oral cancer; Surgery
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