Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQOL) Amongst Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy at Sawi Mansingh Hospital Jaipur, India
Journal Title: Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Abstract: There are over 110 million smokers in India. The estimated number of tobacco users in all forms in India is 275 million. While 21% use only smokeless tobacco 9% only smoke and 5% smoke as well as use smokeless tobacco. The prevalence of smoking habit is related to life-style, various methods were employed earlier to interpret and analyze. Among those OHIP-14 is one of the most excepted instrument to analysis. The Oral Health Impact Profile 14 (OHIP-14) is a disease-specific measure of people's perceptions of the social impact of oral disorders on their well-being. The objective of present study is to Assessment of OHRQOL in head and neck cancer patients using Oral Health Impact Profile-14. To find out to what extent does Head and Neck cancer compromise oral aspects of daily living during treatment among cancer patients. A descriptive cross-sectional study of 4 months involving patients undergoing various treatments of head and neck cancer at SMS Hospital, Jaipur city were considered in the present study. In the present study a total of 158 subjects with the age range from 30yrs to 70 yrs participated. About 53.16 % reported that they were totally unable to function because of problem with teeth, mouth & denture. About 45.57% felt that life in general was less satisfying because of problems with teeth, mouth or dentures. From the present observation the males with mean age of 55yrs had poor quality of life. The OHIP-14 performed well in assessing OHRQL among cancer patients. This study highlights a need for further more care for head and neck patients. Keywords: smokers, Oral Health Impact Profile
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Dr. Anindya Bhalla, Dr. Anup N, Dr. Amar pal Bhalla, Dr. Sukriti Bhalla Singh, Dr. Puneet Gupta, Dr. Sujata Bhalla
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