The aging population is rapidly growing, requiring speech–language pathologists to better
manage a caseload that includes older adults who have a variety of needs. The purpose of …

With the rapid increase in the elderly population, there is a simultaneous increased need for
care provided by family caregivers. Research in the field of head and neck cancer has …

Introduction: A previous review suggested that dysphagia is negatively associated with
burden in caregivers of community-dwelling older adults. Other literature suggests similar …

Introduction. Patients with head and neck cancer suffer from various impairments due to the
primary illness, as well as secondary consequences of the oncological treatment. This …

There is a paucity of evidence from population-based studies identifying prevalence and
incidence of dysphagia, as well as health and sociodemographic risk factors that may …

Background Poor nutrition in the first months after oesophago-gastric resection is a
contributing factor to the reduced quality of life seen in these patients. The aim of this pilot …

Purpose Patients living with and beyond head and neck cancer (HNC) often have long-term,
functional challenges as a result of treatment. A key functional challenge relates to eating …

Background Swallowing therapy is commonly provided as a treatment to lessen the risk or
severity of dysphagia secondary to radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck cancer (HNC); …

Background To examine the relationship between chronic external and internal head and
neck lymphedema (HNL) and swallowing function in patients following head and neck …

Background There is limited prospective data reporting the extent of treatment related
toxicities associated with helical Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (H-IMRT) for head and …