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Background
Existing patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) used to assess patients with head and neck cancer have methodologic and content deficiencies. Herein, the development of a PROM that meets a range of clinical and research needs across head and neck oncology is described.
Methods
After development of the conceptual framework, which involved a literature review, semistructured patient...
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High‐quality oncology care is marked by skillful communication, yet little is known about patient and family communication perceptions or content preferences. Our study sought to elicit pediatric oncology patient and parent perceptions of early cancer communication to establish whether informational needs were met and identify opportunities for enhanced communication throughout cancer...
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Existing research indicates that religion, spirituality, or both are important to the quality of life of patients with cancer. The current study is the first to characterize trajectories of spiritual well‐being (SWB) over time and to identify their predictors in a large, diverse sample of long‐term cancer survivors.
Methods
The participants were 2365 cancer survivors representing 10...
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Two patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) of swallowing and their correlation to quality of life (QOL) were compared in long‐term survivors of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC).
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Scores on the single dysphagia item from the 28‐item, multisymptom MD Anderson Symptom Inventory‐Head and Neck (MDASI‐HN‐S) were compared with scores on the dysphagia‐specific composite MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory...
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The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Prostate (FACT‐P) and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network/Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Prostate Symptom Index‐17 (NFPSI‐17) are 2 commonly used measures for patient‐reported outcomes in prostate cancer trials. Their use may be enhanced by a better understanding of how change scores on the measures should be interpreted.
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Because yoga is increasingly recognized as a complementary approach to cancer symptom management, patients/survivors and providers need to understand its potential benefits and limitations both during and after treatment. The authors reviewed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of yoga conducted at these points in the cancer continuum (N = 29; n = 13 during treatment, n = 12 post‐treatment, and n = 4...
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of a 12‐month exercise intervention on endocrine‐related quality of life (QOL) and overall QOL among breast cancer survivors with aromatase inhibitor (AI)‐induced arthralgia in the Hormones and Physical Exercise (HOPE) Study.
Methods
This was a randomized controlled trial of 121 breast cancer survivors who were currently receiving...
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Effective multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs supporting the return to work have become increasingly relevant for cancer survivors. In Germany, inpatient work‐related medical rehabilitation programs consider treatment modules of work‐related diagnostics, work‐related functional capacity training, psychosocial groups, and intensified social counseling. The authors tested the effectiveness...
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Adults with poor access to care are known to have worse quality of life (QOL). The purpose of the current study was to determine differences in cancer survivors’ access to care by sexual orientation and to examine the association between access to care and QOL.
Methods
The current secondary data analysis used 4 years of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data regarding adult...
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Although patients with prostate cancer face many treatment options, to the authors' knowledge the comparative effects of different surgical and radiotherapy (RT) options on sexual function are unclear.
Methods
In the current study, a population‐based cohort of 835 men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer from 2011 through 2013 was recruited throughout North Carolina in collaboration...
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Patient satisfaction is infrequently investigated despite its importance in assessing efficacy and patient comprehension. The purpose of this study was to investigate patient satisfaction with treatment outcomes after surgery and/or radiotherapy for spinal metastases and to evaluate how health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) is related to patient satisfaction.
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Patients with spinal...
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With increasing survival rates, a growing population of patients with cancer have received or will receive adjuvant therapy to prevent cancer recurrences. Patients and caregivers will confront the complexities of balancing the preventative benefits of adjuvant therapy with possible near‐term or long‐term adverse events (AEs). Adjuvant treatment–related AEs (from minimal to severe) can...
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