From: Quality of life and problems associated with obturators of patients with maxillectomies
Item scale | N | Quality of life% | Test statistic | P- value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | ||||
Gender | ||||
Male | 15 | 38.8 ± 12.03 | T = 0.598 | 0.585 |
Female | 15 | 42.2 ± 18.47 | ||
Age (years) | ||||
<20 | 4 | 35.44 ± 8.49 | F = 1.420 | 0.256 |
20–39 | 6 | 38.44 ± 16.33 | ||
40–59 | 12 | 39.67 ± 16.12 | ||
60–69 | 2 | 47.33 ± 7.72 | ||
70+ | 6 | 58.67 ± 49.02 | ||
Marital status | ||||
Single | 9 | 36.5 ± 10.2 | F = 3.620 | 0.026 |
Married | 16 | 61.3 ± 10.9 | ||
Widowed | 1 | 37.3 | ||
Divorced | 4 | 38.8 ± 15.3 | ||
Education | ||||
No education/ Khalwa/ kindergarden | 9 | 37.63 ± 11.75 | F = 0.595 | 0.625 |
Primary | 9 | 39.67 ± 16.12 | ||
Secondary | 7 | 41.87 ± 15.62 | ||
University + | 5 | 45.78 ± 18.99 | ||
Occupation | ||||
Employed | 12 | 35.22 ± 12.33 | T = 1.581 | 0.125 |
Non employed | 18 | 44.07 ± 16.54 | ||
Duration (months) | ||||
1–5 | 10 | 36.17 ± 11.26 | F = 0.362 | 0.781 |
6–11 | 7 | 39.80 ± 9.96 | ||
12–17 | 8 | 41.87 ± 17.17 | ||
18 and above | 5 | 43.87 ± 20.95 | ||
Aramany classification | ||||
Class 1 | 10 | 37.60 ± 12.80 | F = 1.272 | 0.307 |
Class 2 | 12 | 41.33 ± 11.22 | ||
Class 3 | 1 | 26.67 | ||
Class 4 | 5 | 51.73 ± 26.72 | ||
Class 6 | 2 | 29.33 ± 1.89 | ||
Type of maxillectomy | ||||
Partial Maxillectomy | 22 | 74.67 ± 26.39 | F = 7.847 | 0.002 |
Hemimaxillectomy | 6 | 40.22 ± 13.24 | ||
Sub-total maxillectomy | 2 | 37.52 ± 11.50 | ||
Retention | ||||
No retention | 4 | 30.56 ± 7.93 | F = 8.602 | <0.001 |
Minimum retention | 9 | 40.74 ± 8.95 | ||
Moderate retention | 4 | 53.0 ± 10.46 | ||
Good retention | 13 | 60.0 ± 24.02 | ||
Stability | ||||
No stability | 8 | 32.57 ± 10.7 | F = 4.426 | 0.022 |
Some stability | 8 | 46.0 ± 10.8 | ||
Sufficient stability | 14 | 49.0 ± 20.28 | ||
Neck Dissection | ||||
Yes | 2 | 40.14 ± 15.66 | T = 0.513 | 0.612 |
No | 28 | 46.0 ± 14.14 | ||
Radiotherapy | ||||
Yes | 8 | 35.27 ± 11.09 | T = 3.727 | 0.001 |
No | 22 | 55.0 ± 16.98 |