Arabic PRO Measures for Head and Neck Cancer Radiotherapy.

Arabic Patient-reported Outcome Measures During Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer: a Validation Study

The goal of Arabic patient-reported outcome measures during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer is to test the patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) tools. PROM tools are not validated cross-culturally in Arabic-speaking patient populations, which limits their use in our clinical setting. Validation of these PROM tools will allow clinicians to identify the concerns related to our patient population and measure the outcome of our interventions. Main objectives are:

• To further validate (cross-culture) the PROM instruments related to head and neck cancer (HNC) in Arabic patients.
• To investigate the prevalence and severity of the patient-reported concerns and their relevance with demographics and clinical characteristics.

The participants will be given tasks to complete 6 tools survey before, during, and after radiotherapy.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults aged 18 or above and who is planned for receiving and who is currently receiving and who had already received radiotherapy for the HNC at King Saud University Medical City.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who are less than 18 years, presence of debilitating disease (e.g. heart failure) or who lack the capacity to read, understand and sign the informed consent and those.