Table I.

Results of the counselling conducted by the Apulian working group in patients affected by head and neck cancer.

	Number of patients (%)	Severity of symptoms (± SD) *
Family history of COVID-19 (RT-PCR confirmed cases)	1 (0.4%)	N/A
Body temperature (≥ 38°)	5 (2.0%)	N/A
Cough	154 (60%)	1.5 (± 1.4)
Dyspnoea	66 (25.7%)	0.4 (± 0.7)
Fatigue	56 (21.8%)	0.3 (± 0.7)
Myalgia	54 (21.0%)	0.3 (± 0.7)
Cephalalgia	39 (15.2%)	0.2 (± 0.6)
Smell/taste impairment (worsening)	101 (39.3%)	0.7 (± 1.2)

* Patients were invited to rate their symptoms by using a 0-5 scale, where 0 indicated ‘no problem’ and 5 a ‘very intense problem’. N/A: not applicable; RT-PCR: reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.