Assessment of Xerostomia and Its Impact on Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy, and Validation of the Taiwanese Version of the Xerostomia Questionnaire

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-148

  Lin, Shu Chen ^a,b   Jen, Yee Min ^c   Chang, Yue Cune ^d   Lin, Chia Chin ^b  

^a HSIN SHENG COLLEGE OF MEDICAL CARE AND MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; quality of life; RT; saliva flow; xerostomia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SALIVATION; SHORT FORM 36; TAIWAN; TREATMENT DURATION; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; XEROSTOMIA;

FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 47549100199     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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