The performance status scale for head and neck cancer patients and the functional assessment of cancer therapy‐head and neck scale: A study of utility and validity

List, Marcy A.; DʼAntonio, Linda L.; Cella, David; Siston, Amy; Mumby, Patricia; Haraf, Daniel J.; Vokes, Everett E.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19960601)77:11<2294::aid-cncr17>3.3.co;2-t

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“…A Trial Outcome Index (TOI) is also scored and is the result of the physical, functional and cancer specific subscales. List et al, [31] found the FACT-H&N to be reliable and sensitive to differences in functioning for patients with Head and Neck Cancers (Cronbach's alpha for total FACT-G was .89 and for the Head and Neck subscale was 0.63 in this study of 151 patients). Additionally, head and neck cancer patients found the FACT-H&N relevant to their problems and easy to understand, and it was preferred over other validated head and neck cancer QOL questionnaires [32].…”

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Feasibility and Acceptance of a Telehealth Intervention to Promote Symptom Management during Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer

Head¹,

Keeney²,

Studts³

et al. 2011

The Journal of Supportive Oncology

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Patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancers have a myriad of distressing symptoms and treatment side effects which significantly alter communication and lower quality of life. Telehealth technology has demonstrated promise in improving patient-provider communication by delivering supportive educational content and guidance to patients in their homes. A telehealth intervention using a simple telemessaging device was developed to provide daily education, guidance, and encouragement for patients undergoing initial treatment of head and neck cancer. The goal of this article is to report the feasibility and acceptance of the intervention using both quantitative and qualitative measures. No eligible patients declined participation based on technology issues. Participants completed the intervention over 86% of the expected days of use. Direct nursing contact was seldom needed during the study period. Satisfaction with the technology and the intervention was very high. In this study a telehealth intervention was shown to be feasible, well accepted, and regularly used by patients experiencing extreme symptom burden and declining quality of life as a result of aggressive treatment for head and neck cancer.

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Feasibility and Acceptance of a Telehealth Intervention to Promote Symptom Management during Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer

Head¹,

Keeney²,

Studts³

et al. 2011

The Journal of Supportive Oncology

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“…Magnitude of deterioration of total PSSHN scores at post-CRT evaluation corroborated consistently with the published western literature. [14,[17][18][19]24] However, eating in public and understandability of speech is minimally affected in our patients. This may be due to influence of socio-cultural environment rather than treatment modality used.…”

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“…[14,18] In RTOG 91-11 study, only 23% of patients treated with CRT (Cisplatin) were able to swallow soft foods at post CRT evaluation compared with 15% in RT alone arm and Only 9% patients on sequential Cisplatin/Fluorouracil had severe dysphagia. [24] The mean PSSHN scores of different prospective studies using conventional radiation therapy are described in Table 6.…”

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“…Pre-CRT swallowing function evaluation was done with subjective scale (Performance Status Scale for Head and Neck Cancer Patients [PSSHN]) and subjective dysphagia function was evaluated using standardized scale. [14,15] In subjective dysphagia, evaluation score ranges from 0 to 6. Score 0 suggests no dysphagia and score 6 suggests 'nothing by mouth'.…”

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Prospective subjective evaluation of swallowing function and dietary pattern in head and neck cancers treated with concomitant chemo-radiation

Agarwal¹,

Dutta²,

Palwe³

et al. 2010

J Can Res Ther

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“…Using established categories [19], 74% of the tumors were classified as oropharynx (base of tongue, soft palate, uvula, tonsilar region, lateral or posterior oropharyngeal wall), 7% hypopharynx (pyriform sinuses, postcricoid area, lateral or posterior hypopharyngeal wall), and 19% larynx (supraglottis, glottis, or subglottis). There were no significant differences among the individuals with tumors in the three locations on the FACT H&N function scale [37], spontaneous, or function-related pain [9]. In addition, there were no significant differences among the three locations on the presence of a metallic taste in the mouth (chi square<.8).…”

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Metallic taste phantom predicts oral pain among 5-year survivors of head and neck cancer

Logan

Bartoshuk

Fillingim

et al. 2008

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Chronic pain following cancer-related treatment is emerging as a major concern. Heretofore, the pain level among 5-year survivors of head and neck cancer has received limited attention. This study proposes a predictive model for understanding factors associated with elevated levels of chronic oral pain. Cancer survivors were drawn from a pool of 5-year survivors. A listed sample matched on sex, age, and zip code was purchased and served as a comparison group. Telephone interviews were conducted by a professional call center. Oral pain levels and the presence of metallic taste phantoms were significantly higher in the cancer survivor group than among the comparison group. The prevalence of chronic oral pain among the 5-year survivors was 43% compared to 13% for the comparison group. Hierarchical linear regression showed that among the 5-year survivors, the predictive model for spontaneous pain accounted for 24% of the variance, and for function-related pain the model accounted for 34% of the variance, with the presence of a phantom metallic taste making a significant independent contribution in both models. In the function-related pain model, depression and level of oral function quality of life (QOL) made significant independent contributions. The presence of oral pain is a significant problem among head and neck cancer survivors. The presence of metallic phantoms is an important new piece of evidence suggesting neural damage following cancer-directed treatment. Routine assessment of oral pain levels could improve current analgesic approaches among head and neck cancer survivors.

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The performance status scale for head and neck cancer patients and the functional assessment of cancer therapy‐head and neck scale: A study of utility and validity

Cited by 441 publications

References 1 publication

Feasibility and Acceptance of a Telehealth Intervention to Promote Symptom Management during Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer

Feasibility and Acceptance of a Telehealth Intervention to Promote Symptom Management during Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer

Prospective subjective evaluation of swallowing function and dietary pattern in head and neck cancers treated with concomitant chemo-radiation

Metallic taste phantom predicts oral pain among 5-year survivors of head and neck cancer

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