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Table 3 Patients Classification of Global Quality of Life (QOL)

From: Quality of life after total laryngectomy: impact of different vocal rehabilitation methods in a middle income country

UW-QOLv4 Global Questions

Categories

n (%)

Compared to the month before you developed cancer, how would you rate your health-related quality of life?

Much better

37 (38,9)

Somewhat better

22 (23,2)

About the same

27 (28,4)

Somewhat worse

7 (7,4)

Much worse

2 (2,1)

In general, would you say your health-related quality of life during the past 7 days has been:

Outstanding

18 (18,9)

Very good

16 (16,8)

Good

41 (43,2)

Fair

20 (21,1)

Poor

0 (0,0)

Very poor

0 (0,0)

Overall quality of life includes not only physical and mental health, but also many other factors, such as family, friends, spirituality, or personal leisure activities that are important to your enjoyment of life. Considering everything in your life that contributes to your personal well-being, rate your overall quality of life during the past 7 days.

Outstanding

20 (21,1)

Very good

15 (15,8)

Good

44 (46,3)

Fair

16 (16,8)

Poor

0 (0,0)

Very poor

0 (0,0)