IADR Abstract Archives
Analysis of the Absence and Presence of Chronic Orofacial Pain in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors Through Screening Biological, Social and Psychological Factors; Systematic Review.
Objectives: The objective of this study is to provide a comprehensible and reproducible systematic review to improve the understand the relationship of biopsychosocial factors and chronic orofacial pain in HNC survivors by looking at cancer survivors who both have and do not COFP.
Methods: Methods: The systematic review conducted according to a protocol which was designed prior to the commencing of the review. Four databases (Medline, Embase, PubMed and Web of Science) were searched generating 660 results. Exclusion criteria were designed in the protocol. A full text analysis took place after the screening of titles and abstracts. 8 studies that met the eligibility criteria were identified. This was completed by two authors. The studies were screened for biological, social and psychological factors and data regarding chronic orofacial pain was extracted from the studies. The studies were critically appraised using the Newcastle Ottowa Scale and a modified version of the Risk of Bias in Non Randomised Interventions tool.
Results: Results: 8 studies were selected to be included in the systematic review. Only one study reported psychological and social factors. There were a wide variety of methods and time frames used to assess and diagnose chronic orofacial pain across the studies. The prevalence of chronic orofacial pain calculated varied from 12.2% to 50%.
Conclusions: This study demonstrates that chronic orofacial pain is still a persisting problem that affects head and neck cancer survivors. This study has demonstrated that there is a gap in literature in the considering of social and psychological factors in head and neck cancer survivors studies that assess chronic orofacial pain.
Methods: Methods: The systematic review conducted according to a protocol which was designed prior to the commencing of the review. Four databases (Medline, Embase, PubMed and Web of Science) were searched generating 660 results. Exclusion criteria were designed in the protocol. A full text analysis took place after the screening of titles and abstracts. 8 studies that met the eligibility criteria were identified. This was completed by two authors. The studies were screened for biological, social and psychological factors and data regarding chronic orofacial pain was extracted from the studies. The studies were critically appraised using the Newcastle Ottowa Scale and a modified version of the Risk of Bias in Non Randomised Interventions tool.
Results: Results: 8 studies were selected to be included in the systematic review. Only one study reported psychological and social factors. There were a wide variety of methods and time frames used to assess and diagnose chronic orofacial pain across the studies. The prevalence of chronic orofacial pain calculated varied from 12.2% to 50%.
Conclusions: This study demonstrates that chronic orofacial pain is still a persisting problem that affects head and neck cancer survivors. This study has demonstrated that there is a gap in literature in the considering of social and psychological factors in head and neck cancer survivors studies that assess chronic orofacial pain.