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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022

Transitioning the eating experience in survivors of head and neck cancer.

Jennifer Dalton, Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia, Joel B Epstein, Shristi Rawal, Heidi Ganzer, Rebecca Brody, Laura Byham-Gray, Riva Touger-Decker

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  4. Investigating oral somatosensory perception and oral symptoms of head and neck cancer patients: insights on eating behaviour.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  6. Oral somatosensory alterations and salivary dysfunction in head and neck cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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Jennifer DaltonRutgers University School of Health Professions, Newark, NJ, USA. jdalton1@udayton.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6257-7791
Pamela Rothpletz-PugliaRutgers University School of Health Professions, Newark, NJ, USA.
Joel B EpsteinCity of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
Shristi RawalRutgers University School of Health Professions, Newark, NJ, USA.
Heidi GanzerRutgers University School of Health Professions, Newark, NJ, USA.
Rebecca BrodyRutgers University School of Health Professions, Newark, NJ, USA.
Laura Byham-GrayRutgers University School of Health Professions, Newark, NJ, USA.
Riva Touger-DeckerRutgers University School of Health Professions, Newark, NJ, USA.

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purposeApplying the Social Cognitive Transition (SCT) Model of Adjustment as an interpretive framework, this mixed-methods case series explored how head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors participate in the dimensions of the eating experience (described as physiological, psychological, social, cultural).

methodsThis was a sub-study of a primary study, "The Natural History and Impact of Taste Change in Oncology Care." Qualitative interviews and quantitative data (questionnaires and exams) were intersected to examine and describe the complexities of transitioning the eating experience after treatment for HNC. Triangulation of qualitative and quantitative data within and across cases was examined to produce rich descriptions of the changes and transitions in the eating experience.

resultsFour case studies were detailed. All reported some taste and/or smell changes. Each case described worry about weight loss and the decreased ability to engage and finding meaning in the eating experience. Each expressed coping strategies that drew upon the social and cultural dimensions of their prior eating experience that brought meaning and purpose to the post-treatment eating experience.

conclusionsThis case series explored the impact of taste and oral function and the participant's pre- and post-treatment mental model of the eating experience. Application of the SCT Model of Adjustment to the eating experience in adults with HNC provided a deeper insight into how cognitive adaptation and coping strategies supported transition in identity related to the eating experience following cancer therapy.

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Head and Neck NeoplasmsQuality of LifeAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultDysgeusiaEatingHumansSurvivorsCopingEating experienceHead and neck cancerIdentity related to eatingTaste

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