Assessment of health-related quality of life in Turkish patients with facial prostheses

ATAY A., Peker K., GUNAY Y., EBRINC S., Karayazgan B., UYSAL Ö.

HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES, cilt.11, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-11
  • Dergi Adı: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Quality of life, Facial prosthesis, Acquired facial defect, WHOQOL-BREF, REPORTED OUTCOMES, CLINICAL-PRACTICE, NECK-CANCER, RECONSTRUCTION, DISFIGUREMENT, SATISFACTION, IMPLANTS, SURGERY, DEFECTS, TRAUMA
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Facial prostheses are intended to provide a non-operative rehabilitation for patients with acquired facial defects. By improving aesthetics and quality of life (QOL), this treatment involves reintegration of the patient into family and social life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the perception of QOL in adult patients with facial prostheses and to compare this perception with that of a control group.