Patient reported dry mouth: Instrument comparison and model performance for correlation with quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8459280	Radiotherapy and Oncology	2018	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

The single item MDASI-HN-DM correlated with the multi-item XQ and performed favorably in the prediction of QOL. A MDASI-HN-DM cut point of â¥6 correlated with decline in QOL.

Keywords

Quality of life Survivors patient reported outcomes dry mouth Head and neck Prediction model

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Life Sciences Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Cancer Research

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Patient reported dry mouth: Instrument comparison and model performance for correlation with quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors

Authors

MD Anderson Head and Neck Cancer Symptom Working Group MD Anderson Head and Neck Cancer Symptom Working Group, Mona Kamal, David I. Rosenthal, Stefania Volpe, Ryan P. Goepfert, Adam S. Garden, Katherine A. Hutcheson, Karine A. Al Feghali,