Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life and anxiety in patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out from January 2017 to May 2018 in individuals with a diagnosis of head and neck cancer. The socioeconomic and clinical data were collected on a specific form from the medical record, and the quality of life evaluation was performed through the University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire (UW-QoL), version 4. The evaluation of anxiety was done through the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Results: In relation to topography, 43% of the cases were in the mouth, 24% in the larynx, and 16% in the oropharynx. Regarding the composite quality of life domain of UW-QoL, patients had an average of 863. Regarding anxiety, 26.6% of the patients were anxious, according to the cut-off point of the HADS. Comparing quality of life with anxiety, patients who presented with anxiety had a worse quality of life than those patients who presented without anxiety, being statistically significant (P
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