Feasibility and outcomes of fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing following prophylactic swallowing rehabilitation in head and neck cancer.
Clin Otolaryngol
; 44(4): 549-556, 2019 07.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Investigate the feasibility and outcomes of fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) following a programme of prophylactic swallowing exercises in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients treated with radiotherapy.DESIGN:
Prospective, single cohort, feasibility study.SETTING:
Three head and neck cancer centres in Scotland.PARTICIPANTS:
Pre-radiotherapy HNC patients who consented to participate in a prophylactic swallowing intervention. OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing recruitment and retention rates, assessment acceptability and compliance, qualitative process evaluation.RESULTS:
Higher rates of recruitment and retention were achieved in centres where FEES equipment was available on-site. Travel and anticipated discomfort were barriers to recruitment. Data completion was high for all rating scales, with good reliability. Following radiotherapy, swallowing safety significantly deteriorated for liquid boluses (P = 0.005-0.03); pharyngeal residue increased for liquid and semi-solid boluses. Pharyngo-laryngeal oedema was present pre-treatment and significantly increased post-radiotherapy (P = 0.001). Patients generally reported positive experience of FEES for their own learning and establishing a baseline.CONCLUSIONS:
Fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing is an acceptable method of assessing patients for a prophylactic swallowing intervention and offers some additional information missing from VF. Barriers have been identified and should be taken into account in order to maximise recruitment for future trials.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos de Deglutição
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Endoscópios
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Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Otolaryngol
Assunto da revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido