Development and evaluation of screening dysphagia tools for observational studies and routine care in cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Dysphagia can be associated with significant morbidity in cancer patients. We aimed to develop and evaluate dysphagia screener tools for use in observational studies (phase 1) and for routine symptom monitoring in clinical care (phase 2).

Methods

Various dysphagia or odynophagia screening questions, selected after an expert panel reviewed the content, criterion, and construct validity, were compared with either functional assessment of cancer therapy - esophageal cancer (FACT-E) Swallowing Index Cut-Off Values or to questions adapted from the Patient Reported Outcomes for Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events. Sensitivity, specificity, and patient acceptability were assessed.

Results

In Phase 1 (n = 178 esophageal cancer patients), the scr

SUBMITTER: Borean M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6266365 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature