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Fig. 4 | Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

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From: Prehabilitation in head and neck cancer patients: a literature review

Fig. 4

Number of articles that included specific outcome measures in their prehabilitation program. *Questionnaires included validated questionnaires such as the EORTC-30, EORTC H&N35, HADS, MDADI, DHI, VHI, as well as study specific questionnaires. Abbreviations: MBS = Modified Barium Swallow; FOIS = Functional Oral Intake Scale; MASA-(C) = Mann Assessment of Swallowing Ability – Cancer; PSS-H&N = Performance Status Scale for Head and Neck Cancer Patients; WST = Water Swallow Test. Outcome measures that were reported by a single article were not included in the Figure. These are: Accusens T Taste function kit, Functional Intra-oral Glasgow Scale, length of hospital stay, LENT/SOMA scale (categorizes severity of trismus based on interincisor distance and impact on swallowing), max inspiratory and expiratory pressures, max isometric tongue pressure, maximal tongue strength (IOPI), Myrin goniometer (range of mobility of H&N), oromotor, toxicity (OCA, CTCAE), Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PGSGA45), peak cough flow, salivation, University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test, and the Volume-Viscosity Swallow Test

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