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2. 1. Impairment of intra-oral sensation, discrimination ability, and swallowing function following radiotherapy and surgery for oral and pharyngeal cancer

   Author : Ingrid Bodin; Annika Isberg; Eva Levring Jäghagen; Ola Larsson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : Medical sciences; Oral cancer; pharyngeal cancer; radiotherapy; surgery; intra-oral sensation; sensibility; swallowing; intra-oral discrimination; deglutition disorders; dysphagia; function; dysfunction; radiography; cineradiography; follow-up; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; diagnostisk radiologi; Diagnostic Radiology;

   Abstract : Oral and pharyngeal cancer is commonly treated with a combination of radiotherapy and surgery. It is a clinical knowledge that patients often experience severe swallowing disorders following treatment. Since surgical sequelae are instantaneous and obvious, little attention has been paid to other concurrent effects of the treatment. READ MORE

4. 2. Swallowing dysfunction among older people in short-term care : prevalence, effect of intervention, and risk of mortality

   Author : Patricia Hägglund; Eva Levring Jäghagen; Per Wester; Mary Hägg; Karin Brunnegård; Per Östberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : swallowing disorder; dysphagia; elderly care; intermediate care; undernutrition; oral health; treatment; rehabilitation; quality of life; mortality risk; survival;

   Abstract : Objectives: Swallowing dysfunction (dysphagia) is a common, but often neglected condition among geriatric patients that can cause severe complications such as malnutrition, aspiration pneumonia and death. The aims of this thesis were to (i) describe the study design and method of the multidisciplinary and multicenter project SOFIA (Swallowing function, Oral health, and Food Intake in old Age), (ii) study the prevalence of and the relationship between swallowing dysfunction and risk of undernutrition among older individuals in short-term care, (iii) study the effect of oral neuromuscular training on swallowing dysfunction among older individuals, and (iv) to investigate the association between poor oral health, swallowing dysfunction and mortality. READ MORE

5. 3. Understanding Oral Cancer - A Lifeworld Approach

   Author : Marta Röing; Inger Holmström; Jan-Michaél Hirsch; Peter Strang; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Surgery; Oral cancer; Dentistry; Lifeworld approach; Phenomenography; Phenomenology; Hermeneutics; Multiprofessional collabotation; Kirurgi;

   Abstract : Dental involvement with oral cancer patients during their treatment and rehabilitation can be long and intense. How can dental personnel better understand their role in the treatment of these patients? How does treatment affect the patients and their spouses? In searching for answers, the theories of phenomenography, phenomenology and hermeneutics are used to describe and interpret the experiences of the hospital dental treatment teams, oral cancer patients, and their spouses. READ MORE

6. 4. Evaluation of oral health status using an oral assessment guide in geriatric rehabilitation patients and in patients with haematological malignancies

   Author : Pia Andersson; Stefan Renvert; Ingalill Hallberg Rahm; Liselotte Jakobsson; Sigvard Åkerman; Gunilla Andersson; Högskolan Kristianstad; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ODONTOLOGY; ODONTOLOGI;

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7. 5. Evaluation of oral health status using an oral assessment guide in geriatric rehabilitation patients and in patients with haematological malignancies

   Author : Pia Andersson; Stefan Renvert; Ingalill Hallberg Rahm; Kristianstad University; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

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