Philippe Korn, Simon Spalthoff, Joachim Hammersen, Gertrud Krüskemper, Frank Tavassol, Jan Winterboer, Fritjof Lentge, Nils-Claudius Gellrich, Philipp Jehn
Objectives: After resection of an oral carcinoma, patients are faced with physical, psychological, and socioeconomic challenges. Rehabilitation plays an essential role in patients' reintegration into their social and professional environment. This study evaluated whether socioeconomic aspects affect oral cancer patients' participation in rehabilitation treatment. Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted with 1,532 patients following surgical treatment of oral cancer during an international multicenter rehabilitation study of the German-Swiss-Austrian Cooperative Working Group on Maxillofacial Tumors using a questionnaire comprising disease-related and psychosocial items postoperatively and at least 6 months after surgery...
2022: GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW