Reliability of the 100 mL water swallow test in patients with head and neck cancer and healthy subjects

Jorine A. Vermaire; Chris H.J. Terhaard; Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw; Cornelis P.J. Raaijmakers; Caroline M. Speksnijder

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Reliability of the 100 mL water swallow test in patients with head and neck cancer and healthy subjects

Jorine A. Vermaire, Chris H.J. Terhaard, Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw, Cornelis P.J. Raaijmakers, Caroline M. Speksnijder^*

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Background: Dysphagia may occur in up to 44% of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) treated with radiation therapy and up to 84% of patients treated with surgery. To test the extent of dysphagia, the 100 mL water swallow test (WST) was developed. In this study, reliability of the 100 mL WST was determined in patients with HNC and healthy subjects. Methods: Thirty-three patients and 40 healthy subjects performed the WST twice on the same day. To assess reliability, the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC_2,1), standard error of measurement, smallest detectable change, and limits of agreement were calculated. Results: Good to excellent correlations were found for patients with HNC (number of swallows; ICC = 0.923, duration; ICC = 0.893), and excellent correlations for healthy subjects (number of swallows; ICC = 0.950, duration; ICC = 0.916). Conclusion: The 100 mL WST has a good to excellent reliability in patients with HNC and healthy subjects.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2468-2476
Number of pages	9
Journal	Head & Neck
Volume	43
Issue number	8
Early online date	6 May 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.26723
Publication status	Published - Aug 2021

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We thank all patients and relatives for participating in this research. This study was carried out using the research infrastructure within the NET‐QUBIC project (NETherlands QUality of life and BIomedical Cohort studies in Head and Neck Cancer) sponsored by the Dutch Cancer Society/Alpe d'HuZes.

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© 2021 The Authors. Head & Neck published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.

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We thank all patients and relatives for participating in this research. This study was carried out using the research infrastructure within the NET‐QUBIC project (NETherlands QUality of life and BIomedical Cohort studies in Head and Neck Cancer) sponsored by the Dutch Cancer Society/Alpe d'HuZes.

Keywords

100 mL water swallow test
dysphagia
head and neck cancer
reliability
swallowing

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