Evaluation of functional outcomes (speech, swallowing and voice) in patients attending speech pathology after head and neck cancer treatment(s): development of a multi-centre database.
J Laryngol Otol
; 114(8): 605-15, 2000 Aug.
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Since April 1997, in Melbourne, Australia, speech pathologists have collaborated to establish a prospective database of functional outcomes of speech, swallowing and voice for patients undergoing head and neck cancer treatments. Staff at eight acute care hospitals, all of which offer speech pathology for head and neck cancer services in Victoria, are contributing data, collated centrally, in an agreed pro forma. Early results are given (after 12 months' data collection). The implications for clinically-based research, and the future potential for benchmarking outcomes--by expansion of the rehabilitation database beyond the current participating sites--is discussed. This paper outlines the rationale of establishing the database is multicentered, and explores some of the complexities involved, including the challenges inherent in long-term accurate data collection in the head and neck cancer patient population. This work represents the development of an appropriate, usable tool for data collection on functional outcomes.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos del Habla
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Trastornos de Deglución
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Trastornos de la Voz
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Recolección de Datos
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Bases de Datos Factuales
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Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Laryngol Otol
Asunto de la revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido