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Survey of Usual Practice: Dysphagia Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

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Auteur(s)
  • Gintas P. Krisciunas 1
  • William Sokoloff 1
  • Katherine Stepas 2
  • Susan E. Langmore 1,3
Affiliation(s)
  • Department of Otolaryngology, Boston University Medical Center, 820 Harrison Ave, FGH Bldg, 4th floor, 02118, Boston, MA, USA
  • CAS Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, 111 Cummington St, 02215, Boston, MA, USA
  • Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 635 Commonwealth Ave, 02215, Boston, MA, USA
Langue(s) du document
Anglais
Revue

Dysphagia

Éditeur
Springer [journals]
Année de publication
2012
Type de publication
Journal
Type de document
Research-article
Résumé

There is no standardized dysphagia therapy for head and neck cancer patients and scant evidence to support any particular protocol, leaving institutions and individual speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to determine their own protocols based on “typical” practices or anecdotal evidence. To gain an understanding of current usual practices, a national internet-based survey was developed and disseminated to SLPs who treat head and neck cancer (HNC) patients. From a random sample of 4,000 ASHA SID13 members, 1,931 fit the inclusion criteria, and 759 complete responses were recorded for a 39.3 % response rate. Results were analyzed by institution type as well as by individual clinical experience. While some interesting trends emerged from the data, a lack of uniformity and consensus regarding best practices was apparent. This is undoubtedly due to a paucity of research adequately addressing the efficacy of any one therapy for dysphagia in the HNC population.

Mots-clés d'auteur
  • Deglutition
  • Deglutition disorders
  • Head and neck cancer
  • Dysphagia therapy
  • Usual care
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