Examining the Relationship Between Dysphagia, Eating‐Related Symptoms, and Diet Quality Among Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients During Critical Stages of Cancer Survivorship: The U‐<scp>DINE</scp> Study
Unexpectedly, poor swallowing function correlated with better diet quality. However, overall diet quality was suboptimal, highlighting the need for interventions for all OPC survivors, regardless of swallowing function, to address diet quality as an independent risk factor throughout survivorship.
Authors
- Ji Yun Tark
- Elisa Roller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5867-6212)
- Vlad C. Sandulache (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9205-385X)
- Marcia C. de Oliveira Otto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4585-0688)
- Katherine A. Hutcheson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3710-5706)
- Shreela V. Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4668-5020)
- Ruosha Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3595-4392)
- Beatrice Manduchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8953-8373)
- Andrew Bevelhimer
Institutions
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Head & Neck
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.28206
- Primary Topic
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- National Cancer Institute