Speech and swallowing function after oral and oropharyngeal resections: One-year follow-up

✍ Scribed by Dr. Barbara Roa Pauloski; Dr. Jerilyn A. Logemann; Dr. Alfred W. Rademaker; Dr. Fred M. S. McConnel; Dr. David Stein; Dr. Quinter Beery; Dr. Jonas Johnson; Dr. Mary Anne Heiser; Dr. Salvatore Cardinale; Dr. Donald Shedd; Dr. Darlene Graner; Dr. Barbara Cook; Dr. Frank Milianti; Dr. Sharon Collins; Dr. Theresa Baker

• Book ID: 102848910
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 823 KB
• Volume: 16
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1043-3074
• DOI: 10.1002/hed.2880160404

✦ Synopsis

Background. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the speech and swallowing function of surgically treated oral cancer patients improves between 1 month and 1 year after surgery.

Methods. Speech and swallowing performances were assessed for 28 men and 10 women preoperatively and at 1,3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively following a standardized protocol. Speech tasks included an audio recording of a brief conversation and of a standard articulation test; swallowing function was examined using videofluoroscopy. Data were also collected on the number and duration of speech/ swallowing therapy sessions, as well as the amount and duration of radiotherapy.

Results. Statistical analyses revealed that the speech and swallowing function of surgically treated oral and oropharyngeal cancer patients did not improve progressively between 1