ReviewA structured review and theme analysis of papers published on ‘quality of life’ in head and neck cancer: 2000–2005
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Methods
The three authors independently searched and scrutinised the literature. The ISI search engine with cross-reference using Pub Med and Ovid was searched with the terms “Quality of life”, “Questionnaire” and “Head and neck cancer” for the period 2000–2005 inclusive. Quality of life was used as the main search term as it is more inclusive than HRQOL and is more commonly used as a keyword. However cross-reference was made using HRQOL as a keyword. In order to validate the main search terms, a
Results
A summary of results of this review are given in “Table 1” from the themed analysis and the tabulated review for each theme in Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, Table 5, Table 6. The abbreviations to the tables are given in “Appendix”.
The review of the literature identified 165 papers. The number of papers ranged from 18 to 34 each year. The majority of papers was on a general head and neck cohort60 or involved a combination of various sites.30 Some were site specific such as laryngeal,21 oral cavity14
Discussion
The purpose of this review was to collate all the different publications in the English language on HRQOL head and neck cancer over the last five years that have used self-completed questionnaires. The concise overview allows for a simple summary of the main areas of research and assists in the identification of individual studies and their specific focus of interest. The review helps to identify where research is leading and areas that potentially need further exploration.
The review has
Conclusion
There is a substantial body of the literature available to clinicians on HRQOL following head and neck cancer. Clinical outcomes research on predictors of HRQOL and the relationship with function predominate. As our understanding progresses, future research may comprise a greater proportion of randomised trials and intervention studies.
Conflict of Interest Statement
None declared.
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