What Are We Really Measuring? A Content Comparison of Swallowing Outcome Measures for Head and Neck Cancer Based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

This study has identified that a large number of tools are currently being used in HNC research to measure swallowing outcomes. The sheer number of tools available to explore dysphagia post HNC highlights the lack of a uniform approach to outcome measurement which limits the potential to compare and combine research studies in order to strengthen treatment evidence. There is a need to develop an international consensus for a core outcome set of swallowing related measures, that capture the holistic impact of dysphagia, for HNC.
Source: Dysphagia - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research