{"classes":[{"categories":[{"measurements":[{"groupId":"OG000","lowerLimit":"7.7","upperLimit":"16.5","value":"13.6"}]}]}],"denoms":[{"counts":[{"groupId":"OG000","value":"22"}],"units":"Participants"}],"description":"The University of Washington Head and Neck Symptom Questionnaire, also referred to as the University of Washington Health Related Quality of Life tool (UW-QOL) was modified for use by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG). The resulting UW-QOL-RTOG modification is a valid tool that can be used to assess symptom burden of head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation therapy or those who have recently completed radiation. The UW-QOL-RTOG modification consists of 15 items with response options ranging from 10-50, in multiples of 10. That is, the lowest symptom burden is rated as 10, while the highest symptom burden is rated as 50. The individual item scores are averaged to obtain the final score which also ranges from 10 to 50. This scoring results in a lower score indicating greater HR-QOL; and conversely, higher scores indicating lower health-related quality of life (HR-QOL). Change = baseline score - one year score, such that a positive change score indicates improvement.","dispersionType":"Inter-Quartile Range","groups":[{"description":"Submandibular salivary gland transfer at the time of surgery for the primary tumor and neck nodes followed by post-operative radiation therapy.","id":"OG000","title":"Surgery + Transfer + Radiation"}],"paramType":"MEDIAN","populationDescription":"Eligible patients with both baseline and 1-year questionnaire completed","reportingStatus":"POSTED","timeFrame":"Baseline and one year","title":"Change From Baseline to One Year in Total Score on the Modified University of Washington Head and Neck Symptom Questionnaire","type":"SECONDARY","unitOfMeasure":"score on a scale"}