Journal Reviews

How do objective ratings of swallowing compare with patient-reported dysphagia QOL measures in the head and neck cancer population?

3 November 2022 | Roganie Govender | ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Deglutition, Deglutition disorders, Head and neck cancer, M.D. Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI), Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP™©), Patient-reported outcome measures

Swallowing may be assessed by a comprehensive battery of tools including instrumental/objective assessments, clinician-rated measures and patient-reported measures. The authors of this paper use secondary analysis to explore concordance between videofluoroscopy and a patient-reported dysphagia quality of life (QOL) measure....

Milestones profile for children with cochlear implant

1 September 2018 | Kerri Millward | Auditory Achievements, Milestones, Paediatric Cochlear Implantation, Profile

Over the last eight years, Nottingham auditory implant programme have developed and validated a profile of auditory milestones for use with children receiving bilateral cochlear implants under the age of two years. The structure of the Nottingham Auditory Milestones profile...