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Influence Of Social Support On Health-Related Quality Of Life Outcomes In Head And Neck Cancer, Lucy Karnell, Alan Christensen, Eben Rosenthal, J Magnuson, Gerry Funk
Influence Of Social Support On Health-Related Quality Of Life Outcomes In Head And Neck Cancer, Lucy Karnell, Alan Christensen, Eben Rosenthal, J Magnuson, Gerry Funk
Alan J. Christensen
Background. Evidence that social support influences health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in oncologic patients could be particularly important for head and neck cancer because this disease can affect speech, eating, and facial aesthetics.
Methods. Multiple regression analyses were used in this prospective, observational study to determine the association between 394 patients' ratings of perceived post-treatment social support and HRQOL outcomes while controlling for possible confounding variables.
Results. Higher social support scores were significantly associated with higher scores in speech (p = .007), aesthetics (p = .015), social disruption (p = .045), and general mental health (p = .016) and with …