Development of the remote 100 ml water swallow test versus clinical assessment in patients with head and neck cancer: Do they agree?

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader Development of the remote 100 ml water swallow test versus clinical assessment in patients with head and neck cancer: Do they agree? via Head & Neck Abstract Background The 100 ml water swallow test (WST) is a validated swallow assessment used in head and neck cancer (HNC). We aimed to determine the level of agreement when completing the 100 ml WST via clinician-graded video-testing or patient self-testing compared to standard face-to-face assessment (FTF). Methods Convenience sampling from four UK centers. Inclusion criteria: patients with HNC treated with any modality prior to, or within 5 years of treatment. Participants were recruited to complete the 100 ml WST by video-testing or self-testing and compared with FTF. Results Sixty-three patients were recruited; 1 was unable to perform the task; 30 in video-testing; and 32 in self-testing. There was no difference in swallow capacity (p = 0.424) and volume (p = 0.363) for the video-testing or the self-testing swallow capacity (p = 0.777) and volume (p = 0.445). Conclusions This study demonstrates that video-testing and self-testing are reliable methods of completing the 100 ml WST for this sample of patients with HNC. View on Web

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