{"id":6098,"date":"2020-07-14T08:45:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T07:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/?p=6098"},"modified":"2021-07-05T16:28:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T15:28:25","slug":"routine-use-of-swallowing-outcome-measures-following-head-and-neck-cancer-in-a-multidisciplinary-clinic-setting-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/2020\/07\/14\/routine-use-of-swallowing-outcome-measures-following-head-and-neck-cancer-in-a-multidisciplinary-clinic-setting-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Routine Use of Swallowing Outcome Measures Following Head and Neck Cancer in a Multidisciplinary Clinic Setting (2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Type of publication:<\/strong><br \/>\nJournal article<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author(s):<\/strong><br \/>\n*Annette C. Zuydam, Simon N. Rogers, Kate Grayson, *Clare F. Probert<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citation:<br \/>\n<\/strong>International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2021; 25(02): e185-e192<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><br \/>\nIntroduction: Chemoradiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC) can have a major impact on swallowing function and health-related quality of life. The use of outcome measures in early detection of patients with swallowing problems provides the opportunity for targeting speech and language therapy (SLT) interventions to aid adaption and promote better clinical outcomes.<br \/>\nObjective: The purpose of the present study was to assess relationships between four outcomes measures over time, in a cohort of HNC patients, treated by (chemo-) radiotherapy.<br \/>\nMethods: Data were collected at 3 months and 12 months, on 49 consecutive patients with primary squamous cell cancer of the oropharynx, nasopharynx or hypopharynx stage T1\u20134, N0\u20132b, M0 disease.<br \/>\nResults: Out of 49 eligible patients, 45 completed assessment at 3 months and 20 at 12 months. The 3-month outcomes gave a strong indication of performance at 1 year. There were several strong correlations found between measures. The strongest was between the 3-month Performance Status Scale for Head and Neck Cancer (PSSHN) and the 12-month PSSHN (rs \u00bc 0.761, n \u00bc 17), the 12-month PSSHN and the 12-month<br \/>\nFunctional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) (rs \u00bc 0.823, n \u00bc 20), and the 12-month University of Washington Head and Neck Quality of Life (UWQoL) swallow and the 12-month Water Swallow Test (WST) capacity (rs \u00bc 0.759, n \u00bc 17).<br \/>\nConclusion: The UW-QoL swallow item and WST are easy to incorporate into routine care and should be used as part of a standard assessment of swallow outcome. These measures can serve to help screen patients for dysfunction and focus allocation of resources for those who would benefit from more comprehensive assessment and intervention by SLT.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thieme-connect.com\/products\/ejournals\/pdf\/10.1055\/s-0040-1708896.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Link to full-text<\/a> [open access - no password required]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Type of publication: Journal article Author(s): *Annette C. Zuydam, Simon N. Rogers, Kate Grayson, *Clare F. Probert Citation: International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2021; 25(02): e185-e192 Abstract: Introduction: Chemoradiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC) can have a major impact<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/2020\/07\/14\/routine-use-of-swallowing-outcome-measures-following-head-and-neck-cancer-in-a-multidisciplinary-clinic-setting-2020\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Routine Use of Swallowing Outcome Measures Following Head and Neck Cancer in a Multidisciplinary Clinic Setting (2021)<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1001,200],"tags":[979,251,1002,759,353,885],"class_list":["post-6098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-open-access","category-staff-publication","tag-979","tag-dysphagia","tag-gold-open-access","tag-head-and-neck-cancer","tag-oncology","tag-speech-therapy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6098"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6644,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6098\/revisions\/6644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}