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      <dc:title>Factors Influencing Quality of Life in Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer: a preliminary study</dc:title>
      <dc:creator>Ortiz-Comino, Lucia</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Galiano-Castillo, Noelia</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Postigo-Martin, Elisa Paula</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Gonzalez-Santos, Ángela</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Lopez-Garzon, Maria</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Martin-Martin, Lydia Maria</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Fernández-Lao, Carolina</dc:creator>
      <dc:description>Objectives: Time after diagnosis, survivors of head and neck cancer may perceive a decrease in their quality of life due to suffering from different sequelae. This preliminary study aims to describe which factors influence survivors of head and neck cancer quality of life.&#xd;
Data Sources: A cross-sectional study was performed. Demographic and clinical factors, quality of life (global health status), pain (pressure pain thresholds), physical fitness (overall fitness), functional capacity, and fatigue were evaluated. A multiple regression model was undertaken to check which outcomes could impact quality of life. A total of 53 survivors of head and neck cancer participated in this study. Upper trapezius pres- sure pain threshold, overall fitness, and global fatigue were significant predictors of global health status, and when combined, they explained 42.10% of the variance in the global health status score.&#xd;
Conclusion: Quality of life perceived by survivors of head and neck cancer is influenced by pain, physical fit- ness, and fatigue reported. This association of outcomes may act as a symptom cluster for survivors of head and neck cancer.&#xd;
Implications for Nursing Practice: The knowledge of this symptom cluster may help developing symptom assessment and management strategies and improving quality of life for survivors of head and neck cancer.</dc:description>
      <dc:date>2024-01-30T11:34:55Z</dc:date>
      <dc:date>2024-01-30T11:34:55Z</dc:date>
      <dc:date>2022</dc:date>
      <dc:type>info:eu-repo/semantics/article</dc:type>
      <dc:identifier>Published version: Ortiz-Comino L, Galiano-Castillo N, Postigo-Martín EP, González-Santos Á, López-Garzón M, Martín-Martín LM, Fernández-Lao C. Factors Influencing Quality of Life in Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer: A Preliminary Study. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2022 Aug;38(4):151256. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2022.151256. Epub 2022 Mar 16. PMID: 35305841.</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>https://hdl.handle.net/10481/87644</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>10.1016/j.soncn.2022.151256</dc:identifier>
      <dc:language>eng</dc:language>
      <dc:rights>info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess</dc:rights>
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