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

Table 3 Physical function at baseline, 7–15 days post-surgery and 6 ± 2 weeks post-surgery

Outcome measure	Baseline Pre-surgery n = 9	7–15 days Post-surgery n = 7	6 ± 2 weeks Post-surgery n = 6
Anthropometric variable
Body mass (kg)	103.7 ± 25.1		95.8 ± 27.0
Height (cm)	175.8 ± 9.2		176. 5 ± 10.8
BMI, kg/m²	33.5 ± 8.1		30.7 ± 8.5
Lean body mass, kg	64.7		60.5
Body fat %	30.2		30.4
Grip strength	48.6 ± 11.6	45.6 ± 11.7	47.8 ± 13.8
Single-leg stance — eyes open	31.1 ± 16.6	30.9 ± 17.3	23.8 ± 17.0
Single-leg stance — eyes closed	6.8 ± 8.8	4.5 ± 2.1	11.4 ± 9.6
30-s sit to stand	16.6 ± 5.4	12.8 ± 4.3	18.2 ± 6.0
6MWT (m)	496 ± 81	339 ± 138	504 ± 140

BMI, body mass index; 6MWT, 6-min walk test. Values in bold depict clinically relevant changes in outcomes, as reported above

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