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Table 2 Different instruments used for the measurements of QOL aspects

From: Quality of life of patients treated with robotic surgery in the oral and maxillofacial region: a scoping review of empirical evidence

 

Instrument

Reference/s

1

European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core (EORTC QLQ-C30)

[30]

[26]

2

European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core-Head & Neck Module (EORTC QLQ-H&N35)

[30]

[28]

[26]

3

MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory questionnaire (MDADI)-Swallowing related QoL

[30]

[27]

[25]

[24]

[19]

[18]

[15]

4

University of Washington Quality of Life (UW-QOL) Instrument

[17]

[26]

[23]

[20]

5

Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10)

[22]

[29]

6

University of Michigan Head and Neck Quality of Life (HNQOL) Instrument

[22]

7

Functional Oral Intake Score (FOIS)

[29]

[27]

[14]

8

European Quality of Life (Eq-5D)

[28]

[19]

9

Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy − Head and Neck Version 4 (FACT-H&N)

[28]

10

University of Michigan Xerostomia-related QOL Scale (XeQOLS)

[28]

[26]

11

Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI)

[25]

12

Neck Dissection Impairment Index (NDII)

[26]

13

Performance Status Scale (PSS)

[24]

[14]

[16]

14

Head and Neck Cancer Inventory (HNCI)

[21]

15

Voice satisfaction using Voice Handicap Index 2 (VHI-2) questionnaire

[19]

[18]

16

EQ-VAS

[19]

17

FEES: Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing

[18]

18

Dysphagia Score (DS)

[18]

19

Short Form (SF-8) Health Survey

[16]

20

Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)

[13]