Carers' experiences of dysphagia in people treated for head and neck cancer: A qualitative study

Dysphagia

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 450-458

  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

Carers; Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Head and neck cancer; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DYSPHAGIA; EMOTION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL LIFE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPLICATION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EMPLOYMENT; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84906344448     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: 14320460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00455-014-9527-8     Document Type: Article

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