The lived experience of dysphagia following non-surgical treatment for head and neck cancer

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 282-289

  Nund, Rebecca L ^a,b   Ward, Elizabeth C ^a,b   Scarinci, Nerina A ^a   Cartmill, Bena ^b,c   Kuipers, Pim ^b,d   Porceddu, Sandro V ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Head and neck cancer; Psychosocial effects; Qualitative research; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EMOTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RADIOTHERAPY; SWALLOWING; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RADIOTHERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901016360     PISSN: 17549515     EISSN: 17549507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17549507.2013.861869     Document Type: Conference Paper

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