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. 2022 Sep 29;9:970889. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.970889

Table 1.

Quality of life measures summary.

Quality of life measure Site-specific Disease-specific Multidimensional? Number of studies Patient or clinician Domains
SF-36 No No Yes 55 Patient Physical functioning
Physical role
Bodily pain
General health
Vitality
Social functioning
Emotional role
Mental health
SF-12 No No Yes 1 Patient Mental Functioning
Physical Functioning
PANQOL No Yes Yes 24 Patient Anxiety
Facial functioning
General health
Balance
Hearing loss
Energy
Pain
GBI No No Yes 12 Patient Overall
General health
Physical functioning
Social functioning
DHI No No Yes 15 Patient Physical
Emotional
Functional
FaCE No No Yes 2 Patient Facial movement
Facial comfort
Oral function
Eye comfort
Lacrimal control
Social function
NFTI-QOL No Yes Yes 1 Patient Hearing
Dizziness and Balance
Facial palsy
Sight
Mobility and Walking
Role and Outlook on life
Pain
Anxiety and Depression
PROMIS-10 No No Yes 2 Patient Overall health
Pain
Fatigue
Social health
Mental health
Physical health
PCMIS No Yes Yes 1 Patient Diplopia
Facial sensation
Facial palsy
Hearing
Swallowing and speaking
Motor disturbance
Sensory disturbance
Consciousness and
communication
QLQ-C30 No Yes Yes 4 Patient Physical Role
Cognitive
Emotional
Social
Global QoL
GHSI No No Yes 2 Patient General
Social
Physical Health
QLQ-BN20 No Yes Yes 2 Patient Headaches
Seizures
Drowsiness
Hair loss
Itchy skin
Leg weakness
Bladder control
Future uncertainty
Visual disorder
Motor dysfunction
Communication deficit
Heidelberg SYQOL Inventory No No Yes 1 Patient Cranial Deficits
Headaches
Fatigue
APHAB No No Yes 1 Patient Ease of communication
Reverberation
Background noise
Aversiveness of sounds
BBS No No No 1 Patient Speech perception
Spatial hearing
Quality of sound
THI No No Yes 6 Patient Functional
Emotional
Catastrophic
HHI No No Yes 5 Patient Emotional
Social
MDASI-BT No No Yes 2 Patient Pain
Fatigue
Nausea
Disturbed sleep
Distress
Shortness of breath
Difficulty remembering
Lack of appetite
Drowsiness
Dry mouth
Sadness
Vomiting
Numbness
Symptom interference
HSQ No No Yes 2 Patient Health perception
Physical functioning
Physical role
Emotional role
Social functioning
Mental health
Bodily pain
Energy/Fatigue
Physical component scale
Mental component scale
IPQ-R No No Yes 2 Patient Timeline
Consequences
Personal control
Treatment control
Illness coherence
Emotional representations
HADS No No No 2 Patient Anxiety
Depression
WHOQOL-Bref No No Yes 1 Patient Physical health
Psychological
Social relationships
Environment
ABC No No No 1 Patient Activities of Daily Living
Motor
FACT-Br No Yes Yes 1 Patient Physical
Social/Family
Emotional
Functional
General Wellbeing
EQ-5D No No Yes 1 Patient Mobility
Self-Care
Usual Activities
Pain / Discomfort
Anxiety / Depression