OBJECTIVE: This study describes the relationship between @entity283 ( @entity283 ) and @entity308 in @entity1 following major surgery for @entity135 . DESIGN: Cross-sectional study using medical chart review, @entity1 interview, and test administration. METHOD: Fifty @entity1 were evaluated 6 months to 6 years following surgery using one global @entity283 measure (The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General [FACT-G]); three disease-specific measures of @entity283 (the HN module of the FACT [FACT-HNS], The University of Washington Quality of Life Scale [UWQOL], and The Performance Status Scale for @entity135 ); and one measure of @entity308 (The Beck Depression Inventory [BDI]). RESULTS: The study population showed a high occurrence of @entity308 (22%). A negative correlation existed between the BDI and @entity283 as measured by the FACT-G (r = -0.49, P < .001) and the UWQOL (r = -0.44, P = .003). When somatic symptoms of @entity308 were removed, the BDI remained correlated with @entity283 and was most highly correlated with the Emotional Well-Being (EWB) subscale of the FACT-G (r = -0.42, P = .003). There was no correlation between clinician judgments of EWB and any @entity1 -rated measures of @entity283 or @entity308 . CONCLUSIONS: Results demonstrate an inverse relationship between @entity1 -reported @entity283 and @entity308 . The lack of correlation between physician and @entity1 ratings of @entity283 and EWB stresses the importance of obtaining @entity1 ratings in addition to traditional clinician ratings when assessing outcomes. Finally, the multidimensional construction of the FACT with its specific subscales may make it a useful clinical tool for assessing @entity1 status and augmenting @entity1 interviews.

Relationship between quality of life and @entity308 in XXXX with @entity135 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity135 :: ('MESH:D006258', 'Disease') :: ['head and neck cancer', 'Head and Neck Cancer'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depressive symptoms', 'depression'] @entity283 :: ('OMIM:603663', 'Disease') :: ['HRQOL', 'health-related quality of life']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
