Patients with chronic pancreatitis experience substantial deteriorations in health-related quality of life compared with the general population. The Short Form-36 proved to be a feasible, reliable and valid measure for descriptive studies of patients with chronic pancreatitis, but ceiling effects may limit its usefulness as an outcome measure in the assessment of treatment effects.

Diagnosis and treatment of MSGC has influence on overall QOL. Postoperative radiation has the greatest impact on QOL. This is one of the largest study evaluating QOL in patients with salivary gland carcinoma using the UWQOL.

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