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ArticleSAGE open medicine2021

A pretest-posttest pilot study for the development and preliminary validation of a tool for the clinical assessment of radioiodine induced sialadenitis.

Andri Christou, Evridiki Papastavrou, Anastasios Merkouris, Andreas Charalambous

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Article in SAGE open medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Andri ChristouDepartment of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7303-4955
Evridiki PapastavrouDepartment of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
Anastasios MerkourisDepartment of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
Andreas CharalambousDepartment of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4050-031X
Cyprus University of Technology · CYUniversity of Turku · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe clinical assessment of radioiodine-induced sialadenitis is relied on the observer-defined toxicity grading model. However, this model has significant limitations, the major one being the lack of systematic assessment based on objective criteria. The main aim of this study was the development and testing of an assessment tool which could examine the severity of post-irradiation sialadenitis.

methodsThe development of the Sialadenitis Assessment Tool proceeded through three phases. The first and second phases included a literature review and the development of the tool which derived from the review, respectively. The third phase involved a pilot testing of the Assessment Tool to a sample of 34 patients undergoing I

resultsAccording to the Cohen's kappa test, the Sialadenitis Assessment Tool is a reliable tool for the assessment of sialadenitis (Cohen's κ = 1). The concurrent and internal validity tests showed a tendency of association with most variables (p < 0.001) in the DIRIX and EORTC QLQ-HN35 scales.

conclusionPreliminary evidence show that Sialadenitis Assessment Tool is a valid and reliable tool to assess radioiodine-induced sialadenitis in patients undergoing I

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radioiodine therapysalivary gland dysfunctionsialadenitissialadenitis assessmentThyroid cancer

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