The aim of this study was to investigate the hypothesis that pre-therapeutic "dispositional optimism" is associated with post-therapeutic "quality of life (QOL)" in a sample of patients with upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancer. A sample of 101 subjects with UADT cancer was enrolled in this cohort study. QOL was evaluated through the EORTC QLQ-H&N35 and the global domain of the EORTC QLQ C-30. Dispositional optimism was measured using the Life Orientation Test (LOT). Subjects completed these self-administered questionnaires prior to treatment and one week to one month after their treatment. Other data were gathered by interview and medical chart review. / Prior to treatment, an association between dispositional optimism and QOL was observed for the global, pain, swallowing, senses and feeling ill domains. However, no such associations were observed following treatment.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.31220 |
Date | January 2000 |
Creators | Dehestani, Fatemeh. |
Contributors | Allison, P. J. (advisor), Feine, J. S. (advisor) |
Publisher | McGill University |
Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | application/pdf |
Coverage | Master of Science (Faculty of Dentistry.) |
Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
Relation | alephsysno: 001804697, proquestno: MQ70412, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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