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Patient‐Reported Dysphagia and Swallowing‐Related Quality of Life up to 10 Years After (Chemo)radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background This study sought to better understand patient‐reported dysphagia and swallowing‐related quality of life (swQOL) in patients 6 months to 10 years following definitive (chemo)radiotherapy for head and neck cancer (HNC). Methods In this cross‐sectional study, self‐reported dysphagia was assessed with the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT‐10)
Jacqui J. Frowen, Allison Drosdowsky, Tsien F. Fua, Lachlan J. McDowell, Karla Gough   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychological distress and anxiety compared amongst dental patients- results of a cross-sectional study in 1549 adults

BMC Oral Health, 2019
Background This study aimed to identify anxiety in dental patients visiting a dental clinic using the Dental Anxiety Scale, their level of psychological distress using the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 and therefore identifying a correlation between these ...
Alexander Zinke, Christian Hannig, Hendrik Berth   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variations in concerns reported on the Patient Concerns Inventory (PCI) in head and neck cancer patients from different health settings across the world [PDF]

, 2019
Background: The aim was to collate and contrast patient concerns from a range of different head and neck cancer follow-up clinics around the world. Also, we sought to explore the relationship, if any, between responses to the patient concerns inventory ...
Alvear, Alvaro, Anesi, Alexandre, Babin, Emmanuel, Balik, Ali, Batstone, Martin, Brockmeyer, Phillipp, Carrasco, Claudia Celedon, Chien, Chih-Yen, Chirila, Magdalena, Dholam, Kanchan P, Doss, Jennifer G, Ehrsson, Ylva Tiblom, Finizia, Caterina, Ghani, Wan M Nabilah, Gurav, Sandeep V, Kadir, Kathreena, Kolator, Mateusz, Lara, Pablo Vasquez, Lima, Roberto, Lin, Yu-Tsai, Lowe, Derek, Nhongo, Simon, Ozdemir-Karatas, Meltem, Peker, Kadriye, Pesic, Zoran, Ransy, Pierre, Rogers, Simon N, Santos, Izabella, Schliephake, Henning, Shah, Ketan, Souza, Fernanda, Sunil, Geethu, Thankappan, Krishnakumar, Tiple, Cristina, Tuomi, Lisa, Valerini, Sara, Zato\u144ski, Tomasz   +36 more
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The prevalence of dental anxiety and its association with pain and other variables among adult patients with irreversible pulpitis

BMC Oral Health, 2018
The aim is to investigate the prevalence of dental anxiety and its association with pain and other related factors in adult patients with irreversible pulpitis.
L. Dou, Margaret Maria Vanschaayk, Yan Zhang, Xiaoming Fu, P. Ji, Deqin Yang   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Quality of Life After Surgical Treatment of Head and Neck Paragangliomas

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Head and neck paragangliomas (HNPGLs) are rare neuroendocrine tumors and often arise in the head and neck. Due to their localization, the tumor and its surgical treatment pose a risk for cranial nerve impairments. Few studies have focused on the health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with HNPGLs and their relation to ...
Christina Sauter, Philipp Erhart, Dittmar Böckler, Patrick Schuler, Peter K. Plinkert, Ralph Hohenberger   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dental anxiety and dental attendance among 25-year-olds in Norway: time trends from 1997 to 2007

BMC Oral Health, 2011
Background So far, there are few studies considering the development of dental anxiety and dental attendance patterns across time in the general population of Norwegian adults.
Skaret Erik, Åstrøm Anne N, Haugejorden Ola   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Elimination of pain improves specificity of clinical diagnostic criteria for adult chronic rhinosinusitis [PDF]

, 2017
Objective Determine whether the elimination of pain improves accuracy of clinical diagnostic criteria for adult chronic rhinosinusitis. Study Design Retrospective cohort study.
DiNardo, Laurence J., Hirsch, Scott D., Reiter, Evan R., Schuman, Theodore A., Wan, Wen   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Molecular imprinting for neurology: Materials, applications, and limitations

Ibrain, EarlyView.
Molecularly imprinted materials: diagnostic, therapeutic and research applications in neurology. Molecularly imprinted materials offer high specificity and affinity for target molecules in neurological applications. This review highlights their synthesis, characterisation, and use in diagnostics, research and therapeutics.
Xiaohan Ma, Yingqi Ma, Claudia Marino, Alessandro Poma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stress and depression among veterinary medical students [PDF]

, 2017
While existing literature suggests that professional students (e.g., medical, dental, law, nursing, etc.) experience high levels of stress and depression, the experiences of veterinary medical students have been less well examined.
Castine, Eleanor, Flanagan, Sean, Howard, Kimberly A.S., Killinger, Stacy L.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Comparative evaluation of virtual reality distraction and counter-stimulation on dental anxiety and pain perception in children

Journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine, 2019
Background This study evaluated the efficacy of virtual reality (VR) distraction and counter-stimulation (CS) on dental anxiety and pain perception to local anesthesia in children. Methods A prospective, randomized, single-blinded interventional clinical
Mahesh Nunna, Rupak Kumar Dasaraju, R. Kamatham, S. Mallineni, S. Nuvvula   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source