NUMERO: #20220316

Título: Nighttime salivary cortisol as indicator of worsening quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer

Nome do Apresentador: Márcio Campos OLIVEIRA

Categoria do Trabalho: Trabalhos Aprovados para Disponibilização em Vídeo (ADV)

Área Temática: Estomatologia

Resumo: Objective: To assess the association between stress levels and quality of life among individuals with head and neck cancer. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study involving 72 Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) patients. The University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire was used to assess quality of life, while the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and salivary cortisol were used to evaluate stress levels. Results: A negative association was found between quality of life and stress levels as indicated by both the PSS and nighttime salivary cortisol. Nighttime salivary cortisol was found to have an accuracy, as estimated by the area under the ROC curve, slightly better than that of the PSS. Conclusion: Among the time points for saliva sampling, nighttime cortisol was found to have the best accuracy, which was similar to that of the PSS, for the detection of patients with the worst quality of life.

Autor 1:  Márcio Campos OLIVEIRA

E-mail 1:  [email protected]

Autor 2:   Marla Smille Pedrosa CRUZ

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Autor 3 :  Antoniel Campos OLIVEIRA

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Autor 4:  Janine Santos Gouveia PEREIRA

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Autor 5:  Igor Ferreira Borba de ALMEIDA

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Autor 6:  Tércio Guimarães REIS

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Autor 7:  José de BESSA JUNIOR

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