Changes of satisfaction with appearance and working status for head and neck tumour patients

Abstract

Findings may help healthcare professionals to develop gender- and age-specific interventions to optimize health-related quality of life of kidney transplant patients.

Long-term workforce participation patterns following head and neck cancer

“…Despite this, there are a number of potential interpretations of these results. A number of socio-economic indicators such as having a blue-collar job [7] or low level of education [12] have previously been found to influence patterns of workforce participation but these were not significant in this study. This may indicate that the medical card variable is acting as a proxy for socioeconomic status within the model.…”

“…Cancer site and employment status have both been found to influence the likelihood of ceasing to work following HNC [11,7]. While being older has been identified previously as having an impact on workforce participation [6], this was not seen in this study.…”

“…These may include fatigue [6], speech difficulties [6], oral dysfunction [5], loss of appetite [5] decreased social function [5], high levels of anxiety [5], physical discomfort [7], and changes in appearance [7].…”

“…Demographic, clinical and social factors have all been found to influence an individual's likelihood of returning to work following cancer, in both the short and long term [6,7,11,12,5]. In a model of cancer and work based on the literature, Feuerstein and colleagues identify seven factors which influence an individual's return to work, work ability, work performance and workplace retention [13].…”

“…All of these could also influence patterns of return to work, and thus the unavailability of information on tobacco and alcohol use is a limitation. Other factors not available for consideration included having depression or high levels of anxiety [12,5], pain [12], fatigue [6], oral dysfunction [5], changes in appearance [7] and decreased social function [5].…”