Assessment of quality of life and sociocultural aspects in patients with ameloblastoma after immediate mandibular reconstruction with a fibular free flap.
Our aim was to evaluate the quality of life (QoL) in patients with ameloblastoma who had been treated by immediate mandibular reconstruction with a fibular free flap, and to analyse the association between QoL and their sociocultural and medical characteristics. We assessed the QoL outcomes of 33/45 patients using the University of Washington quality of life (UW-QoL) questionnaire and the 14-item Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). Thirty-three of the 45 questionnaires were returned (73%). In the UW-QoL the best-scoring domain was "shoulder", whereas the lowest scores were for "chewing" and "activity". In the OHIP-14 the lowest-scoring domain was "handicap", followed by "social disability" and "psychological discomfort". Mandibular reconstruction with a fibular free flap significantly influenced the patients' QoL and oral function. Their sociocultural data showed that most patients had a fairly low level of education.
['Zhu|Juanfang|J|', 'Yang|Yanjie|Y|', 'Li|Wenlu|W|']
D000564:Ameloblastoma D016025:Bone Transplantation D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D003679:Deglutition D004522:Educational Status D004954:Esthetics D005260:Female D058752:Free Tissue Flaps D006801:Humans D008297:Male D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms D063175:Mandibular Reconstruction D008409:Mastication D008875:Middle Aged D009043:Motor Activity D009909:Oral Health D010149:Pain, Postoperative D011788:Quality of Life D011998:Recreation D012189:Retrospective Studies D013060:Speech D013315:Stress, Psychological
Quality of life Reconstruction UW-QOL OHIP-14 Free fibula flap