Vocation and Mobility as Significant Modifiable Determinants For Quality Of Life Among Oral And Throat Cancer Patients - A Hospital Based Study From Southern India

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dc.contributor.authorjain, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorT, Susilaen_US
dc.contributor.authorDuraisamy, SAen_US
dc.contributor.authorSivakumar, Krithigaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSalam, Sameeya Furmeenen_US
dc.contributor.authorP, Punithakumaryen_US
dc.contributor.authorP, Seenivasan.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T06:32:25Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T06:32:25Z
dc.date.issued2023-04
dc.description.abstractBackground: Quality of Life (QOL) is an important indicator of treatment outcome for cancer therapies. QOL researches help us to explore about the impairment caused by treatment and disease on one’s social life, day to day activities and psychological conditions. The objective is to assess the health related QOL in patients suf-fering from oral cavity and throat cancer and to find out factors associated with QOL. Methodology: Facility based cross sectional study design with consecutive sampling was used to achieve a sample size of 90 patients with oral cavity and throat cancer. Result: 71(78.88%) of study participants were independent and 19(21.11%) were partially dependent, none were completely dependent. Majority of the study population perceived a poor overall QOL as revelled by the findings that only 24.4% had best scoring in overall QOL domain. Weak Positive Correlation (R2=0.224) was seen between physical and socio- emotional component of QOL (p value <0.001). Education and cancer site were significantly associated with physical component while employment and Activity of Daily Living were associated with social component of QOL. Conclusion: There is aneed to focus on ambulatory and vocational rehabilitation along with pain manage-ment for oral & throat CA patients as the study show an association of these factors with social component of QOL.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsGovernment Stanley medical college, Chennai, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsKMCHIHSR, Coimbatore, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationjain S, T Susila, Duraisamy SA, Sivakumar Krithiga, Salam Sameeya Furmeen, P Punithakumary, P Seenivasan.. Vocation and Mobility as Significant Modifiable Determinants For Quality Of Life Among Oral And Throat Cancer Patients - A Hospital Based Study From Southern India . National Journal of Community Medicine. 2023 Apr; 14(4): 236-241en_US
dc.identifier.issn2229-6816
dc.identifier.issn0976-3325
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/217402
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedsci Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume14en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.140420232724en_US
dc.subjectQuality of lifeen_US
dc.subjectCanceren_US
dc.subjectactivity of daily livingen_US
dc.titleVocation and Mobility as Significant Modifiable Determinants For Quality Of Life Among Oral And Throat Cancer Patients - A Hospital Based Study From Southern Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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