Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a high impact morbidity in head-and-neck cancer (HNC)
patients. A wide variety of instruments are developed to screen for affective symptoms and …

Objective: Affective symptoms are common in patients with head-and-neck cancer. This
study determined the association between the presence of aspiration and symptoms of …

Objective Affective disorders are prevalent in different somatic conditions and influence
somatic symptom bother and quality of life. Mood and anxiety disorders impact patients' …

Purpose Head and neck cancer (HNC) and its treatment can leave devastating side effects
with a relevant impact on physical and emotional quality of life (QoL) of HNC patients. The …

Objective Impaired swallowing is a primary medical concern in head and neck cancer (HNC)
patients. Swallowing therapy and supportive care to relieve swallowing problems among …

Objective The aim of the present study is to determine the presence and severity of
symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia who visit the …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics of swallowing ability,
depression, and dysphagia-specific health-related quality of life (QOL), and the predictors of …

Dysphagia is often associated with head and neck and upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract
cancers. Evidence suggests that those with solid malignancies in other primary sites may …

Abstract Purpose To develop a European White Paper document on oropharyngeal
dysphagia (OD) in head and neck cancer (HNC). There are wide variations in the …

Background Dysphagia (swallowing difficulty) is one of the most common and debilitating
sequelae of head and neck cancer (HNC). Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) …