The deterioration of global health status, physical function and of symptom scales like motor dysfunction, communication deficit or weakness of legs after three months were not necessarily expected.
Three months after the start of radiotherapy QoL deteriorated significantly in the areas of global QoL, physical function, fatigue, nausea, pain, appetite loss, hair loss, drowsiness, motor dysfunction, communication deficit and weakness of legs.
The first included 23 studies indicated that disease severity, limited knowledge, comorbidities, cognitive and emotional dysfunction, communication skills, and adverse coping strategies were barriers for adequate self-management capacity.
This was especially true for Physical Functioning, Sleeping Disturbances, Appetite Loss, Constipation, Taste Alterations, Visual Disorders, Motor Dysfunction, Communication Deficits, Hair Loss, Itchy Skin, Motor Dysfunction and Hair Loss.
The EORTC QLQ-BN20, designed for use with patients undergoing chemotherapy or RT, includes 20 items assessing visual disorders, motor dysfunction, communication deficit, various disease symptoms (e.g. headaches and seizures), treatment toxicities (e.g. hair loss) and future uncertainty.
13 The EORTC-BN20 questionnaire contains 20 items of which 13 cumulate into 4 multi-item scales representing: future uncertainty, visual disorder, motor dysfunction, communication deficit and 7 single items (headaches, seizures, drowsiness, hair loss, itchy skin, weakness of legs and bladder control).
BAP is a term describing a group of mild, non-pathological social dysfunctions, communication traits, and unusual personality features that can often be found in the relatives of individuals with autism [ 5, 6].
Though fictionalised, This Is 40 explores Apatow and Mann's familial dysfunction, mining communication breakdowns for laughs.
Mr. Bouillard said there had been a "dysfunction" in communication between the controllers in coordinating their handling of the flight.
These laparoscopic-enabled interventions reduce the likelihood of recurrent dysfunction (personal communication, John Crabtree MD).
Patients with glioma had significantly lower physical, cognitive, and social functioning scores as well as higher future uncertainty, motor dysfunction, and communication deficits than patients with meningioma (p < 0.001 0.02).
