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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