Modeling symptom drivers of oral intake in long-term head and neck cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study examined the relationship between self-reported symptom severity and oral intake in long-term head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors.

Methods

An observational survey study with retrospective chart abstraction was conducted. HNC patients who had completed an MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Head and Neck (MDASI-HN) questionnaire and also had clinician graded oral intake ratings (Functional Oral Intake Scale [FOIS]) were included. Correlation coefficients were computed. FOIS scores were regressed on MDASI-HN symptom items using stepwise backwards elimination for multivariate models.

Results

One hundred and fifty-two survey pairings were included in the analysis (median 44 months follow-up, range 7-198). Per FOIS, 28% of survivors maintained a total oral di

SUBMITTER: Kamal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6408256 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature