Feasibility and acceptability of combining cognitive behavioural therapy techniques with swallowing therapy in head and neck cancer dysphagia

Feasibility and acceptability of combining cognitive behavioural therapy techniques with swallowing therapy in head and neck cancer dysphagia

Abstract Background Head and neck cancer squamous cell carcinoma (HNSSC) patients report substantial rates of clinically significant depression and/or anxiety, with dysphagia being a predictor of distress and poorer quality of life. Evidence-based dysphagia interventions largely focus on the remedia...

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Main Authors: J. M. Patterson, M. Fay, C. Exley, E. McColl, M. Breckons, V. Deary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3892-2

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