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Table 2 Patient-reported outcomes at baseline, 7–15 days post-surgery and 6 ± 2 weeks post-surgery

From: The feasibility of patient-reported outcomes, physical function, and mobilization in the care pathway for head and neck cancer surgical patients

Outcome measure

Baseline Pre-surgery (n = 14)

7–15 days post-surgery (n = 14)

6 ± 2 weeks Post-surgery (n = 13)

FACT-H&N

 Physical well-being

24 ± 5

19 ± 5

23 ± 4

 Social well-being

23 ± 7

23 ± 6

24 ± 3

 Emotional well-being

18 ± 5

20 ± 3

20 ± 3

 Functional well-being

20 ± 7

10 ± 4

17 ± 6

 FACT-G total

85 ± 19

71 ± 12

84 ± 17

 FACT-H&N additional concerns

36 ± 8

26 ± 4

31 ± 9

 FACT-H&N total

121 ± 24

97 ± 14

114 ± 24

FACIT-F

44 ± 9

26 ± 11

41 ± 9

EQ-5D VAS

71 ± 22

50 ± 23

72 ± 21

ESAS-r

15 ± 11

28 ± 13

19 ± 16

HADS anxiety

4 ± 3

5 ± 3

3 ± 4

HADS depression

3 ± 4

6 ± 4

4 ± 4

GLTEQ

 Total PA score

30 ± 25

 

29 ± 41

 Moderate and vigorous PA score

17 ± 19

 

17 ± 32

 Number of RT sessions/week

0 ± 1

 

1 ± 2

 Duration of RT sessions/week (mins)

13 ± 22

 

8 ± 11

 Number of FT sessions/week

1 ± 2

 

3 ± 3

 Duration of FT sessions/week (mins)

7 ± 8

 

11 ± 10

  1. FACT-H&N, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy; FACIT-F, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy; ESAS-r, Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (revised version); GLTEQ, Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; PA, physical activity; RT, resistance training; FT, flexibility training. Values in bold depict clinically relevant changes in outcomes, as reported above