Does swallow rehabilitation improve recovery of swallow function after treatment for advanced head and neck cancer

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 8300 - 8
• Main Authors: Tsou, Yung-An, Meng, Nai-Hsin, Chang, Wen-Dien, Hua, Chun-Hung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 10.03.2025; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/67; 692/308; 692/700; Adult; Aged; Barium; Cancer; Deglutition - physiology; Deglutition Disorders - etiology; Deglutition Disorders - physiopathology; Deglutition Disorders - rehabilitation; Dysphagia; Female; Fluoroscopy; Head & neck cancer; Head and neck; Head and neck cancer; Head and Neck Neoplasms - complications; Head and Neck Neoplasms - physiopathology; Head and Neck Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Head and Neck Neoplasms - therapy; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; multidisciplinary; Quality of Life; Recovery of Function; Rehabilitation; Retrospective Studies; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Statistical analysis; Swallowing; Swallowing function; Treatment Outcome; Swallowing function; Head and neck cancer; Dysphagia

This study aimed to assess the prevalence, severity, and progression of swallowing impairments in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients before and after treatment, using videofluoroscopy with the Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP) protocol. We retrospect survey 90 HNC patients was div...