Table 3. | Quality of Life Questionnaires/Scales used in pain assessment in selected papers |
| Questionnaire/Scale | Na | % |
|---|---|---|
| EORTC QLQ-C30 | 36 | 43.9 |
| EORTC QLQ-H&N35 | 31 | 37.8 |
| UW-QOL | 8 | 9.8 |
| SF-36 | 6 | 7.3 |
| UCSF oral cancer pain questionnaire | 4 | 4.9 |
| VAS | 3 | 3.7 |
| Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey (VHNSS) | 2 | 2.4 |
| University of Michigan HNQOL | 2 | 2.4 |
| French specific HNQOL | 1 | 1.2 |
| VRS | 1 | 1.2 |
| Brief core set (BCSQ-H&N) | 1 | 1.2 |
| Brief pain Inventory | 1 | 1.2 |
| Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) | 1 | 1.2 |
| 10 point scale | 1 | 1.2 |
| French specific HNQOL | 1 | 1.2 |
| Health Status Q-12 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale | 1 | 1.2 |
| Oral and Pharyngeal symptom questionnaire | 1 | 1.2 |
| Bochum university questionnaire | 1 | 1.2 |
| RAND-36 | 1 | 1.2 |
| SF-12v2 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Head and Neck health survey | 1 | 1.2 |
| Xerostomia Questionnaire | 1 | 1.2 |
| Pain data from patient records or no description of pain assessment method | 11 | 13.4 |
aNumbers do not add up to total (n = 82), because some studies used several questionnaires. |
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