Validity and reliability of the Greek version of the xerostomia questionnaire in head and neck cancer patients

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• 作者：Pinelopi Theopisti Memtsa ; Maria Tolia ; Ioannis Tzitzikas…
• 关键词：Xerostomia ; Radiotherapy ; Quality of life ; Head and neck cancer ; Validity ; Reliability ; Questionnaire
• 刊名：Supportive Care in Cancer
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：25
• 期：3
• 页码：847-853
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• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Oncology; Nursing; Nursing Research; Pain Medicine; Rehabilitation Medicine;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1433-7339
• 卷排序：25

文摘

PurposeXerostomia after radiation therapy for head and neck (H&N) cancer has serious effects on patients’ quality of life. The purpose of this study was to validate the Greek version of the self-reported eight-item xerostomia questionnaire (XQ) in patients treated with radiotherapy for H&N cancer.