ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2019
To eat is to practice-managing eating problems after head and neck cancer.
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- 'Eating with Others': planning, developing and optimising a self-management intervention to promote social eating for patients living with and beyond head and neck cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Mapping the impact of malnutrition as defined by the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition and nutrition impact symptoms on the possibility of returning to work after treatment for head and neck cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Postoperative quality of life and therapy-related impairments of oral cancer in relation to time-distance since treatment.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Article
- Experiences and perceptions of social eating for patients living with and beyond head and neck cancer: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- "My life's not my own": A qualitative study into the expectations of head and neck cancer carers.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- Eating experiences and quality of life in patients with larynx cancer in Spain. A qualitative study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2021Article
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- Rationale and design of a randomised controlled trial investigating the effect of multidisciplinary nutritional rehabilitation for patients treated for head and neck cancer (the NUTRI-HAB trial).Nutrition journal · 2020Article
- Needs and Preferences for Peer Support and Peer Navigation Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Survey at a Canadian Cancer Centre.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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purposeThe purpose of this qualitative study was twofold: (1) to explore head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors' experiences of everyday life with eating problems after cancer treatment and (2) to explore their experiences of participating in a multidisciplinary residential rehabilitation program with a primary focus on physical, psychological, and social aspects of eating problems after treatment.
methodsSemi-structured focus group interviews were conducted with 40 Danish HNC survivors who participated in a 5-day residential rehabilitation program with follow-up after 3 months. The transcribed interviews were analyzed through qualitative content analysis.
resultsPhysical nutrition impact symptoms and unmet needs for support were frequent. Participants experienced a feeling of loss due to impaired eating abilities. Eating had become an obligation or a training situation, and the eating problems challenged the relationship with their relatives when well-meaning encouragement was perceived as a pressure. Social eating was a challenge, and this often led to social withdrawal. The residential program was a safe and supportive environment to practice eating skills, and participants benefited from meeting peers. The program provided participants with knowledge and skills that many of them had been missing during and after treatment.
conclusionsEating problems after treatment have substantial effects on the everyday life of HNC survivors. A multidisciplinary residential rehabilitation program may be beneficial to meet their rehabilitation needs. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: The results are useful for future planning of rehabilitation services and clinical studies that may contribute to improving current clinical practice and benefit HNC survivors.
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