| Methods of functional outcomes assessment following treatment of oral and oropharyngeal cancer: review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 18479615 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to review and document the differing methods of functional outcome measurements following treatment for oral and oropharyngeal carcinoma. STUDY DESIGN: Literature review. METHODS: Articles were identified using the MEDLINE database search engine. The "Methods" sections of relevant articles were then reviewed, and functional outcomes assessment methods were tabulated. RESULTS: We identified 60 articles published in the last 7 years (2000-2007) that reported on functional outcomes following treatment for oral or oropharyngeal cancer. Twenty-three studies used quality of life questionnaires and 12 used clinical observations to describe function. Swallowing was assessed objectively in 29 studies, with videofluoroscopic swallowing studies as the primary method of assessment. Speech was assessed in only 10 articles, with perceptual analysis used as the primary assessment modality. CONCLUSIONS: Preserving good speech and swallowing function following treatment for oral and oropharyngeal cancer remains an extremely important aspect of cancer care. Nevertheless, there is a clear lack of uniform methods for assessing functional outcomes. We propose that functional outcome studies should include both objective and subjective assessments of swallowing and speech to gain sufficient information on posttreatment function. |
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Authors:
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Alex M Mlynarek; Jana M Rieger; Jeffrey R Harris; Daniel A O'Connell; Khalid H Al-Qahtani; Khalid Ansari; Jason Chau; Hadi Seikaly |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale Volume: 37 ISSN: 1916-0216 ISO Abbreviation: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Publication Date: 2008 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-05-15 Completed Date: 2008-07-07 Revised Date: 2013-04-10 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101479544 Medline TA: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2-10 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. |
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Humans Mouth Neoplasms / therapy* Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / therapy* Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Recovery of Function Treatment Outcome |
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J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Jun;39(3):215; author reply 216
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