Patient-reported quality-of-life outcomes in relation to provider-assessed adverse events during head and neck radiotherapy.

Joshua R NiskaCameron S ThorpeMichele Y HalyardAngelina D TanPamela J AthertonAmylou C DueckSamir H PatelJeff A Sloan

Published in: Journal of patient-reported outcomes (2020)

Worse QOL was associated with higher-grade AEs at baseline and early in RT. The impact of AEs on QOL appears to lessen with time. Patient-reported QOL outcomes and provider-assessed AEs provide complementary information.

Keyphrases

patient reported
primary care
early stage
radiation therapy
healthcare
squamous cell carcinoma
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance