Impact of Neck Disability on Health-Related Quality of Life among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

• Published in: Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery Vol. 162; no. 1; p. 64
• Main Authors: Nilsen, Marci L, Lyu, Lingyun, Belsky, Michael A, Mady, Leila J, Zandberg, Dan P, Clump, 2nd, David A, Skinner, Heath D, Peddada, Shyamal Das, George, Susan, Johnson, Jonas T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Academic Medical Centers; Adult; Aged; Confidence Intervals; Conservative Treatment - adverse effects; Cross-Sectional Studies; Databases, Factual; Disability Evaluation; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms - mortality; Head and Neck Neoplasms - pathology; Head and Neck Neoplasms - therapy; Humans; Linear Models; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Neck Dissection - adverse effects; Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures - methods; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Quality of Life; Retrospective Studies; Survivors; United States; United States; survivorship; neck disability; head and neck cancer; quality of life

Although neck impairment has been described following surgical resection, limited studies have investigated its prevalence in nonsurgical treatment. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence and predictors of neck disability following head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment and to explor...