ERIC Number: EJ1449569
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Sep
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1368-2822
EISSN: EISSN-1460-6984
Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Laryngectomy: A Long-Term Prospective Evaluation
Nobuaki Mukoyama; Naoki Nishio; Hiroyuki Kimura; Tatsuya Tokura; Shinichi Kishi; Kazuyoshi Ogasawara; Hidenori Tsuzuki; Sayaka Yokoi; Akihisa Wada; Mayu Shigeyama; Norio Ozaki; Yasushi Fujimoto; Michihiko Sone
International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, v59 n5 p1865-1877 2024
Background: This study aimed to assess anxiety, depression and quality of life (QoL) in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing laryngectomy using comprehensive self-reported questionnaires for a period of up to 5 years. Methods: This prospective observational study enrolled 150 consecutive patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer who underwent laryngectomy at Nagoya University Hospital between 2007 and 2020. Anxiety, depression and QoL were assessed at baseline (preoperative) and at 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months after surgery using two brief self-reported questionnaires, such as the eight-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-8) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Results: The surgical procedures were total laryngectomy, pharyngo-laryngectomy and pharyngo-laryngo-oesophagectomy in 97 (65%), 41 (27%) and 12 (8%) patients, respectively. All eight items of the SF-8 were significantly worse than those of the normal population at baseline and at 3 months after surgery. However, general health, vitality, mental health and bodily pain improved to normal levels within 1 year after surgery and were maintained for 5 years. In this study, 35% of patients were categorised as potential cases of depression, and 35% were potential cases of anxiety. During the follow-up period, the proportion of patients with anxiety gradually decreased after surgery. Further analysis revealed that the SF-8 and HADS scores and trends in 89 patients without tumour recurrence were similar to those in the total enrolled 150 patients. Conclusion: Anxiety, depression and QoL in laryngectomised patients improved at 1 year after surgery and were maintained for up to 5 years.
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Quality of Life, Patients, Surgery, Foreign Countries, Pain, Health, At Risk Persons
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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