Prophylactic swallowing exercises in patients with head and neck cancer: systematic review

Authors

Veronica Goulart Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão (ESSAlcoitão) Alcabideche https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5131-2940
Sara Ribeiro Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão (ESSAlcoitão) Alcabideche https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0126-0363
Inês Tello Rodrigues Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechcare), IPL., Leiria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9953-8529

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31877/on.2023.47.05

Keywords:

Deglutition, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Speech Therapy, Patient Care Teams, Systematic Review

Abstract

Introduction: Swallowing disorders are common after treatment for head and
neck cancer. Exercises for the recovery of swallowing functions are important,
but their prophylactic use is still poorly studied. Objective: To analyze the use of
prophylactic swallowing exercises in people with head and neck cancer undergoing (neo)adjuvant treatment with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. Methods: Studies were retrieved from a systematic search of published work until October 2022 indexed in the PubMed central, LILACS, Scielo, CINAHL Complete, Cochrane Collection Plus, Nursing & Allied Health Collection and Medic Latina databases.
Methodological quality and evidence synthesis were assessed with using the the
“Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies” scale. Results: 1,401 studies were identified and only eight were selected for analysis and data extraction.
Conclusion: The use of prophylactic exercises seems to have some benefit on swallowing functions, but the results are not consistent. Further research is suggested to study its potential benefits in a more specific way (i.e. type of exercise versus treatment).

keywords: Deglutition, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Speech Therapy, Patient Care
Teams, Systematic Review.

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2023-11-28

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Goulart V, Ribeiro S, Tello Rodrigues I. Prophylactic swallowing exercises in patients with head and neck cancer: systematic review. Onco.News [Internet]. 2023 Nov. 28 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];(47):e0212. Available from: https://onco.news/index.php/journal/article/view/212