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Health behaviors of head and neck cancer patients the first year after diagnosis

✍ Scribed by Sonia A. Duffy; Mumtaz J. Khan; David L. Ronis; Karen E. Fowler; Stephen B. Gruber; Gregory T. Wolf; Jeffrey E. Terrell

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2007
Tongue
English
Weight
144 KB
Volume
30
Category
Article
ISSN
1043-3074

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Background.

This prospective, cohort study is the first to describe 5 health behaviors of head and neck cancer patients the first year after diagnosis.

Methods.

Patients (N = 283) were recruited in otolaryngology clinic waiting rooms and asked to complete written surveys. A medical record audit was also conducted. Descriptive statistics and multivariate analyses were conducted to determine which variables were associated with the 5 health behaviors.

Results.

Half of the patients smoked and 25% were problem drinkers. Over half of the smokers and drinkers quit 1 year post‐diagnosis. Smoking and problem drinking were highly associated and both were associated with lower body mass index (BMI) (p < .01). Moreover, physical activity and sleep were associated with each other (p < .01). Low SLEEP (Medical Outcomes Study Sleep Scale) scores were common and highly associated with depression (p < .01).

Conclusion.

The health behaviors of head and neck cancer patients are interrelated, and assessing and treating these behaviors together may be beneficial. Β© 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2008

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