Project

Improving quality of life and swallowing function in patients with head and neck cancer: Development and feasibility of a Swallowing Intervention Pack (SIP)

01/01/2015–31/05/2017

Collaboration with City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Trust, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, NHS Lothian, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Queen Margaret Hospital, Southern General Hospital, Talking Mats and University of Chester.

Total award value £195,408.00

People (2)

Professor Mary Wells

Honorary Professor, CHeCR

Dr David Cairns

Lecturer, Computing Science

Outputs (4)

Article

Feasibility and outcomes of Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing following prophylactic swallowing rehabilitation in head and neck cancer

Patterson JM, Toft K, McAuley F, King E, McLachlan K, Roe JWG & Wells M (2019) Feasibility and outcomes of Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing following prophylactic swallowing rehabilitation in head and neck cancer. Clinical Otolaryngology, 44 (4), pp. 549-556. https://doi.org/10.1111/coa.13331

Article

Electronic Swallowing Intervention Package to Support Swallowing Function in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: Development and Feasibility Study

Cowie J, Boa S, King E, Wells M & Cairns D (2018) Electronic Swallowing Intervention Package to Support Swallowing Function in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: Development and Feasibility Study. JMIR Formative Research, 2 (2), Art. No.: e15. https://doi.org/10.2196/formative.9703

Article

Patient adherence to swallowing exercises in head and neck cancer

Wells M & King E (2017) Patient adherence to swallowing exercises in head and neck cancer. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 25 (3), pp. 175-181. https://doi.org/10.1097/MOO.0000000000000356

Article

Development and feasibility of a Swallowing intervention Package (SiP) for patients receiving radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer - the SiP study protocol

Wells M, King E, Toft K, MacAulay F, Patterson J, Dougall N, Hulbert-Williams N, Boa S, Slaven E, Cowie J, McGarva J, Niblock PG, Philp J & Roe J (2016) Development and feasibility of a Swallowing intervention Package (SiP) for patients receiving radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer - the SiP study protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2 (1), Art. No.: 40. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-016-0079-6