Psychological impact on patients with oral cancer before undergoing resection and free flap reconstruction surgery

Objective: The psychological state of patients with advanced oral cancer should be evaluated as the disease and its treatment are considered to impose immense psychological burden. This study aimed to clarify the psychological state of patients with oral cancer immediately prior to their surgery. Ma...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Yamaguchi, Kento Kaminogo, Tatsuya Tokura, Hiroyuki Kimura, Shinichi Kishi, Noriyuki Yamamoto, Norihisa Ichimura, Naoto Toyama, Yoshiro Koma, Naoka Kouyama, Norio Ozaki, Hideharu Hibi
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Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Oral Oncology Reports
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author Satoshi Yamaguchi
Kento Kaminogo
Tatsuya Tokura
Hiroyuki Kimura
Shinichi Kishi
Noriyuki Yamamoto
Norihisa Ichimura
Naoto Toyama
Yoshiro Koma
Naoka Kouyama
Norio Ozaki
Hideharu Hibi
author_facet Satoshi Yamaguchi
Kento Kaminogo
Tatsuya Tokura
Hiroyuki Kimura
Shinichi Kishi
Noriyuki Yamamoto
Norihisa Ichimura
Naoto Toyama
Yoshiro Koma
Naoka Kouyama
Norio Ozaki
Hideharu Hibi
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description Objective: The psychological state of patients with advanced oral cancer should be evaluated as the disease and its treatment are considered to impose immense psychological burden. This study aimed to clarify the psychological state of patients with oral cancer immediately prior to their surgery. Materials and methods: This study included patients with oral cancer scheduled for a free flap reconstruction surgery between February 2017 and October 2020. The Japanese version of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), a self-administered assessment used to screen post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, was used to investigate their psychological status. Results: The self-administered IES-R questionnaire was completed by 34 patients. The median IES-R score was 19 points (8−38), and the scores did not differ by background characteristics. Of the 34 patients, 14 (41.2%) had a cutoff value score of 25 points or higher. Discussion: PTSD symptoms may occur in some patients with advanced oral cancer prior to surgery. Support is required to alleviate anxiety regarding the patient's treatment, subsequent life, and prognosis.
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spelling doaj-art-4a889a1bb3f44973b107a87d238b0bd22024-11-23T06:32:09ZengElsevierOral Oncology Reports2772-90602022-09-013100004Psychological impact on patients with oral cancer before undergoing resection and free flap reconstruction surgerySatoshi Yamaguchi0Kento Kaminogo1Tatsuya Tokura2Hiroyuki Kimura3Shinichi Kishi4Noriyuki Yamamoto5Norihisa Ichimura6Naoto Toyama7Yoshiro Koma8Naoka Kouyama9Norio Ozaki10Hideharu Hibi11Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan; Corresponding author. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan.Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, JapanDepartment of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, JapanDepartment of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, JapanDepartment of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kariya Toyota General Hospital, Kariya, JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, JapanDepartment of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan; Institute for Glyco-core Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya, JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, JapanObjective: The psychological state of patients with advanced oral cancer should be evaluated as the disease and its treatment are considered to impose immense psychological burden. This study aimed to clarify the psychological state of patients with oral cancer immediately prior to their surgery. Materials and methods: This study included patients with oral cancer scheduled for a free flap reconstruction surgery between February 2017 and October 2020. The Japanese version of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), a self-administered assessment used to screen post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, was used to investigate their psychological status. Results: The self-administered IES-R questionnaire was completed by 34 patients. The median IES-R score was 19 points (8−38), and the scores did not differ by background characteristics. Of the 34 patients, 14 (41.2%) had a cutoff value score of 25 points or higher. Discussion: PTSD symptoms may occur in some patients with advanced oral cancer prior to surgery. Support is required to alleviate anxiety regarding the patient's treatment, subsequent life, and prognosis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772906022000048Oral cancerHead and neck cancerFree flap reconstructionImpact of event scale-revisedIES-RPsychological impact
spellingShingle Satoshi Yamaguchi
Kento Kaminogo
Tatsuya Tokura
Hiroyuki Kimura
Shinichi Kishi
Noriyuki Yamamoto
Norihisa Ichimura
Naoto Toyama
Yoshiro Koma
Naoka Kouyama
Norio Ozaki
Hideharu Hibi
Psychological impact on patients with oral cancer before undergoing resection and free flap reconstruction surgery
Oral Oncology Reports
Oral cancer
Head and neck cancer
Free flap reconstruction
Impact of event scale-revised
IES-R
Psychological impact
title Psychological impact on patients with oral cancer before undergoing resection and free flap reconstruction surgery
title_full Psychological impact on patients with oral cancer before undergoing resection and free flap reconstruction surgery
title_fullStr Psychological impact on patients with oral cancer before undergoing resection and free flap reconstruction surgery
title_full_unstemmed Psychological impact on patients with oral cancer before undergoing resection and free flap reconstruction surgery
title_short Psychological impact on patients with oral cancer before undergoing resection and free flap reconstruction surgery
title_sort psychological impact on patients with oral cancer before undergoing resection and free flap reconstruction surgery
topic Oral cancer
Head and neck cancer
Free flap reconstruction
Impact of event scale-revised
IES-R
Psychological impact
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772906022000048
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