Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
The patient who suffers from cancer facing number of difficulties among those fear of recurrence playing major role while taking treatment as well as maintaining the quality of life. Objective: This study aims to investigate fear of recurrence on head and neck cancer patients. Methods: Fifty patients were taken for the study on OPD and follow-up basis, FOR/P assess for selecting subject. Purposive sampling method were used. NCCN Distress Thermometer (DT) screening tool used for identification and Fear of Progression Questionnaire Short Form (FOP-Q-SF12,) used to check level of Fear of recurrence in (Head &Neck Cancer) HNC. Mehnert et al. (2006) developed a unidimensional short form. Positive Therapy used for the psychological intervention which is developed by (Hamaltha Natesan, 2002). Results: At the baseline, the most common symptoms presented was Anxiety, worry + fear, and 70% of the sample reported at least three co-morbid symptoms. Descriptive analysis and ‘students t-test’ were used as statistical analysis. The overall FOP scores were significantly higher in head and neck cancer patients. Conclusion: These findings confirm the high rate of symptoms co-morbidities among HNC patients and highlight strong association between FOP/R and treatment cooperation and level of tolerance during treatment.