Swallowing interventions for the treatment of dysphagia after head and neck cancer: a systematic review of behavioural strategies used to promote patient adherence to swallowing exercises

• Published in: BMC cancer Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 43
• Main Authors: Govender, Roganie, Smith, Christina H., Taylor, Stuart A., Barratt, Helen, Gardner, Benjamin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 10.01.2017; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Behavior Therapy; Cancer therapies; Cancer treatment; Care and treatment; Clinical trials; Complications and side effects; Deglutition disorders; Deglutition Disorders - etiology; Deglutition Disorders - physiopathology; Deglutition Disorders - psychology; Deglutition Disorders - therapy; Dysphagia; Exercise Therapy; Head & neck cancer; Head and neck cancer; Head and Neck Neoplasms - complications; Health Behavior; Humans; Intervention; Librarians; Logic; Patient Compliance; Patients; Prognosis; Radiation therapy; Risk factors; Subject specialists; Swallowing; Adherence; Head neck cancer; Behavior change techniques; Dysphagia; Swallowing exercises; Complex interventions

Dysphagia is a significant side-effect following treatment for head and neck cancers, yet poor adherence to swallowing exercises is frequently reported in intervention studies. Behaviour change techniques (BCTs) can be used to improve adherence, but no review to date has described the techniques or...