A5051471295- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Oral health in cancer treatment
- Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
KU Leuven
2022-2025
University of Antwerp
2022-2025
ABSTRACT Background Radiotherapy (RT) in head and neck cancer (HNC) can cause multiple side effects such as nausea, pain, taste loss, fatigue, oral mucositis, xerostomia, acute radiation‐associated dysphagia (RAD). These factors threaten patients' intake (OI) during this RT. Reduced OI weight dehydration, malnutrition, various comorbidities. On top, reduced significantly affects quality of life may contribute to RAD through the disuse swallowing muscles. With aim maximizing retention a...
Prophylactic swallowing exercises (PSE) during radiotherapy can significantly reduce dysphagia after in head and neck cancer (HNC). However, its positive effects are hampered by low adherence rates the burdensome therapy period. Hence, main goal of this multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to investigate effect 3 different service-delivery modes on actual patients' adherence.A total 148 oropharyngeal patients treated with primary (chemo)radiotherapy were randomly assigned a 4...
Abstract Prophylactic swallowing exercises (PSE) during head-and-neck cancer (HNC) (chemo)radiotherapy (CRT) have a positive effect on function and muscle strength. Adherence rates to PSE are, however, moderate low, undermining these effects. PRESTO already showed that the service-delivery mode (SDM), way are offered, can influence adherence. The aim of this study was investigate SDM strength post-CRT. In addition, overall adherence (OA), independent SDM, also investigated. A total 148 HNC...
Abstract Background Chronic radiation-associated dysphagia (C-RAD) is considered to be one of the most severe functional impairments in head and neck cancer survivors treated with radiation (RT) or chemoradiation (CRT). Given major impact these late toxicities on patients’ health quality life, there a strong need for evidence-based management. Although studies report benefit strengthening exercises, transference changes muscle strength swallowing function often remains limited. Therefore,...