[Quality of life after oropharyngectomy].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to assess direct or non-direct links between functional abilities of the patient evaluated objectively and his quality of life after oropharyngectomy, a surgery capable of engendering bad functional outcomes.


METHODS
Praxies and speech were examined in 16 patients at 3, 6, 9 or 12 months after surgery and 2 self-evaluation questionnaires were proposed: One about health related quality of life of cancer patients (EORTC QLQ-C30 and H&N35) and, the other about oral communication handicap (VHI).


CONCLUSIONS
A correlation between quality of life and objective functional abilities can not always be found. Self-evaluation questionnaires might be a complementary approach in order to guide management in patient care after oropharyngectomy.
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D000368:Aged; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D010611:Pharyngectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology*; D013065:Speech Intelligibility; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires