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Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer 11/2014

Open Access 01-11-2014 | Original Article

Oral health-related quality of life and malnutrition in patients treated for oral cancer

Authors: Rocío Barrios, Georgios Tsakos, Blas García-Medina, Ildefonso Martínez-Lara, Manuel Bravo

Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Issue 11/2014

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Abstract

Purpose

This study examined whether oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is associated with nutritional status in patients treated for oral cancer.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was carried out on with patients treated for oral cancer at least 6 months after treatment. OHRQoL was measured using two questionnaires: Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) and Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14); malnutrition risk was assessed through the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Multivariable regression models assessed the association between the outcomes (OIDP and OHIP-14) and the exposure (MNA), adjusting for sex, age, clinical stage, social class, date of treatment completion, and functional tooth units.

Results

The final simple included 133 patients, 22.6 % of which were malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. More than 95 % of patients reported a negative impact on the OHRQoL for both measures used. Patients with malnutrition or risk of malnutrition had significantly worse OHRQoL than those with no malnutrition, even after adjusting for clinical and socioeconomic data (ß-coefficient = 8.37 (95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.42–15.32) with the OIDP and ß-coefficient = 2.08 (95 % CI 0.70–3.46) with the OHIP-14).

Conclusion

Being malnourished or at risk of malnutrition is an important longer-term determinant of worse OHRQoL among patients treated for oral cancer.
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Metadata
Title
Oral health-related quality of life and malnutrition in patients treated for oral cancer
Authors
Rocío Barrios
Georgios Tsakos
Blas García-Medina
Ildefonso Martínez-Lara
Manuel Bravo
Publication date
01-11-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Supportive Care in Cancer / Issue 11/2014
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-014-2281-5

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