1. Communicative Participation and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer.
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Eadie, Tanya L., Lamvik, Kristin, Baylor, Carolyn R., Yorkston, Kathryn M., Jiseon Kim, and Amtmann, Dagmar
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COMMUNICATION ,STATISTICAL correlation ,HEAD tumors ,NECK tumors ,HEALTH outcome assessment ,QUALITY of life ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH funding ,SPEECH - Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine how a new self-report outcome measure of communicative participation, the Communicative Participation Item Bank (CPIB), related to disease- and discipline-specific quality of life (QOL) outcomes in a head and neck cancer (HNC) population. Methods: One hundred ninety-five individuals treated for HNC completed the CPIB, the University of Washington Quality of Life questionnaire (UW-QOL), and the Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10). Results: Results revealed moderate QOL scores across the UW-QOL (mean scores: global QOL = 66; physical subscale = 70; social-emotional subscale = 73) and VHI-10 (mean = 16). Correlations between the CPIB and the UW-QOL scores were statistically significant (P < .001) but relatively weak (r = .37-.38). As hypothesized, a stronger correlation was found between the CPIB and the VHI-10 (r = −0.79; P < .001). Conclusion: Clinicians may consider adopting the CPIB to complement existing tools in assessing communication outcomes after HNC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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