TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of shoulder complaints after neck dissection on shoulder disability and quality of life
AU - Stuiver, M.M.
AU - van Wilgen, C.P.
AU - de Boer, E.M.J.
AU - de Goede, C.J.T.
AU - Koolstra, M.
AU - van Opzeeland, A.
AU - Venema, P.
AU - Sterken, M.W.
AU - Vincent, A.
AU - Dijkstra, P.U.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - To explore relationships between shoulder complaints after neck dissection, shoulder disability, and quality of life. To find clinical predictors for mid- to long-term shoulder disability. Prospective. Shoulder pain, shoulder mobility, and shoulder droop, as well as scores on shoulder disability questionnaire and RAND-36 (quality of life), were measured at baseline, discharge (T1), and 4 months postoperatively (T2) on 139 patients admitted for neck dissection to major head and neck centers in the Netherlands. Shoulder mobility was significantly decreased at T1 and did not improve. Significant relationships between shoulder function, shoulder disability score, and RAND-36 domains were found. Two clusters of clinical symptoms could be identified as independent predictors for shoulder disability. Objective deterioration in shoulder function after neck dissection is associated with perceived shoulder disability and related to physical functioning and bodily pain. Predictors for shoulder disability can be found
AB - To explore relationships between shoulder complaints after neck dissection, shoulder disability, and quality of life. To find clinical predictors for mid- to long-term shoulder disability. Prospective. Shoulder pain, shoulder mobility, and shoulder droop, as well as scores on shoulder disability questionnaire and RAND-36 (quality of life), were measured at baseline, discharge (T1), and 4 months postoperatively (T2) on 139 patients admitted for neck dissection to major head and neck centers in the Netherlands. Shoulder mobility was significantly decreased at T1 and did not improve. Significant relationships between shoulder function, shoulder disability score, and RAND-36 domains were found. Two clusters of clinical symptoms could be identified as independent predictors for shoulder disability. Objective deterioration in shoulder function after neck dissection is associated with perceived shoulder disability and related to physical functioning and bodily pain. Predictors for shoulder disability can be found
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2008.03.019
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2008.03.019
M3 - Article
C2 - 18585558
SN - 0194-5998
VL - 139
SP - 32
EP - 39
JO - Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
IS - 1
ER -