Research Article

Assessment of Quality of Life of Free Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Reconstruction of Tissue Defects of Total or Near-Total Glossectomy

Table 2

Means of scores of items and scales of University of Washington Quality of Life questionnaire.

DomainNumber of cases (n = 65)
Mean (SD)Median (range)Percentage with score 80+

Pain42.7 (4.5)43 (20–65)0
Appearance56.8 (5.4)58 (40–82)4
Activity65.3 (10.7)66 (35–86)9
Recreation56.1 (6.2)57 (30–70)0
Swallowing43.8 (9.3)44 (15–66)0
Chewing41.2 (13.2)42 (10–65)0
Speech53.2 (6.4)54 (0–70)0
Shoulder78.6 (11.3)79 (60–88)15
Taste65.4 (7.5)66 (10–75)0
Saliva61.2 (8.5)63 (30–85)8
Mood61.9 (7.9)62 (40–75)0
Anxiety70.5 (6.7)71 (45–86)12