Abstract
Head and neck cancer refers to skin tumors that affect people of all ages. Treatments for this type of disease include surgeries, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Purpose: to examine self-image and quality of life of patients who had head and neck cancer. Participants: 28 patients between 30-73 years. Instruments: Instrument for Assessing Quality of Life of the WHO - and the brief version of Evaluation Scale with Body Satisfaction. Results: Total quality of life and their subscales was positively correlated with self-image, with the exception of social relations subscale. Self-image was a significant predictor of total quality of life and physical psychological and environment dimension. Conclusion: quality of life was closely linked with self-image in these patients.
| Translated title of the contribution | Quality of life and self-image in patients with head and neck cancer |
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| Original language | Portuguese (Brazil) |
| Pages (from-to) | 13-23 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Universitas Psychologica |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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