Health-related quality of life measured by the UW-QoL—reference values from a general dental practice

Rogers, Simon N.; O'Donnell, Joanne; Williams-Hewitt, S.; Christensen, Judith; Lowe, Derek

doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2005.08.002

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“…3,8 Head and neck cancer is among the diseases that can affect health-related QOL profoundly. 4,5,9,10,11,12 Most tools available for evaluation of QOL in head and neck cancer patients were developed originally in English, 13 and must be translated and validated for use in populations that speak other languages.…”

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“…The instruments used most commonly to assess health-related QOL in head and neck cancer are the 30-item Cancer-Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) and the 35-item Head and Neck Cancer-Quality of Life Questionnaire module (QLQ-HN35), developed by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), and the University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire (UW-QOL). 2,3,4,6,8 The QLQ-C30 and QLQ-HN35 are instruments composed of questions that assess the patient's QOL in the last week with total score ranges of 0-100L. 3,14 The QLQ-C30, which is the EORTC's core QOL instrument, includes a single general health/QOL scale, five functional scales, eight physical symptom scales, and a single item related to financial difficulty (see Table 1 for scales).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The UW-QOL questionnaire is structured as a 12-item (see Table 3 for items). 5,8 Each item is scored on a 0-100 scale. 3,14 Given the small number of QOL studies in patients with head and neck cancer, an expansion of knowledge about QOL assessment in patients undergoing cancer treatment is needed.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Health-related quality of life of patients with squamous cell carcinoma: a comparison according to tumor location

Iriya

Romaniszen²,

Fernandes

et al. 2017

Braz. oral res.

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Health-related quality of life of patients with squamous cell carcinoma: a comparison according to tumor location Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the health-related quality of life (QOL) of patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) according to tumor location. The sample consisted of 27 patients with primary SCC in the oral cavity (n = 15), pharynx (n = 7), and larynx (n = 5) who were undergoing cancer treatment at the Cancer Hospital of Londrina, regardless of age, sex, clinical stage, and type of antineoplastic treatment. Health-related QOL was evaluated using the 30-item CancerQuality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30), the 35-item Head and Neck Cancer-Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-HN35), and the University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire (UW-QOL). These questionnaires were administered individually to each patient before ambulatory care. Sociodemographic data (age and sex) and clinical data (T stage, tumor location, and type of antineoplastic treatment) were collected from the patients' medical records. Scores were compared according to tumor location using the chi-squared test and one-way analysis of variance (p < 0.05). No score differed significantly according to tumor location. It can be concluded that the health-related QOL of patients with SCC was not influenced by tumor location.

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“…Another study performed with the same objective 22 tried to overcome this difficulty using a convenience sample of patients of the dental clinic of a graduate course. This option, however, has even greater limitations, given that all individuals sought care for oral problems, which, as appointed in the present study, also influences scores of at least one of the domains of quality of life.…”

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Validade discriminante do questionário de qualidade de vida da Universidade de Washington no contexto brasileiro

Andrade

Biazevic

Toporcov

et al. 2012

Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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OBJETIVO: Avaliar a validade discriminante do questionário de qualidade de vida da Universidade de Washington para pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço e identificar possíveis fatores sociodemográficos que modifiquem seus resultados. MÉTODOS: Foram entrevistados 47 pacientes com câncer de boca e orofaringe em estágio pré-cirúrgico em um hospital no sul do município de São Paulo em 2007, e 141 pacientes sem câncer, pareados por sexo e idade em uma proporção de três para um, que foram atendidos em ambulatórios do mesmo hospital em 2008. Os resultados obtidos para os dois grupos foram comparados pelo teste t de Student. Para os pacientes sem câncer utilizou-se análise de regressão de Poisson para avaliar possíveis fatores de modificação da qualidade de vida. RESULTADOS: O escore geral de qualidade de vida foi significantemente mais elevado (p < 0,001) para os pacientes sem câncer (91,1) do que para os pacientes com câncer (80,6). Observações análogas foram efetuadas para oito dos doze domínios de qualidade de vida compreendidos no questionário (dor, aparência, deglutição, mastigação, fala, ombros, paladar e ansiedade). Como possíveis fatores de modificação dos escores de qualidade de vida foram identificados renda familiar (com impacto nos domínios de recreação, p = 0,017, e função dos ombros, p = 0,049), escolaridade (em ansiedade, p = 0,003), sexo (em função dos ombros, p = 0,038) e dor de dente (em mastigação, p = 0,015). CONCLUSÕES: O questionário tem validade discriminante, pois seus escores são especificamente mais afetados para pacientes com câncer. Reforça-se a indicação do questionário para monitorar o tratamento e recomenda-se avaliar os fatores que podem causar impacto nesses indicadores.

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“…It can also be used to obtain certain proportions of characteristics within the sample population, even if the numbers are not proportionate to the population (Matthews, Anderson, & Nattinger, 2005;Promtussananon & Peltzer, 2005;Rogers, O'Donnell, Williams, Christensen, & Lowe, 2006;Young et al, 2005). This may be necessary if the proportions in the population are not known (McFarland & Caceres, 2001), or if the research question(s) require certain proportions of subgroups, such as the desire to perform subgroup-specific analyses (Yancey, et al, 2006).…”

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The Utility of Non-proportional Quota Sampling for Recruiting At-risk Women for Microbicide Research

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In the context of a measurement development study designed to contextualize microbicide acceptability, a sample that represented a range of at-risk women and maintained the statistical power needed for validity analyses was required. A non-proportional quota sampling strategy focused on race/ethnicity and number of sexual partners was utilized. This strategy resulted in enrollment of approximately equal proportions of Latina (31%), Black (36%), and White (32%) women, and an approximately 1:2 ratio of single-partnered (29%) and multi-partnered (71%) women. About 17% of women screened were ineligible based on eligibility criteria; an additional 16% were ineligible based on quota closures. Most participants were recruited through word of mouth (39%), communitybased organizations (19%), or media sources (19%). Women recruited through word of mouth had the highest screen-to-interview completion percentage (67%). Non-proportional quota sampling is a feasible option for ensuring adequate representation of sample characteristics in microbicide research, but this goal should be weighed against cost and staff burden.

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Health-related quality of life measured by the UW-QoL—reference values from a general dental practice

Cited by 62 publications

References 19 publications

Health-related quality of life of patients with squamous cell carcinoma: a comparison according to tumor location

Health-related quality of life of patients with squamous cell carcinoma: a comparison according to tumor location

Validade discriminante do questionário de qualidade de vida da Universidade de Washington no contexto brasileiro

The Utility of Non-proportional Quota Sampling for Recruiting At-risk Women for Microbicide Research

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