1. Affiliation SRH /Newcastle Uni Lay summary
Name Jo Patterson
Affiliation SRH /Newcastle Uni
Lay summary
HNC treatment results in eating /drinking difficulties. 50% of patients present with anxiety and/or depression. SLT evidence has focused on exercises. CBT is an effective psychological treatment. A combination of CBT and swallowing therapy (CB-EST) may be a useful approach for rehabilitation
Question/Rationale
IsIs a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy enhanced swallowing intervention feasible for Head and Neck cancer (HNC) patients with swallowing difficulties?
What are you doing?
Focus groups
Identify usual care
CBT training
CB-EST recruitment (30) & intervention
Evaluation quantitative & qualitative
What will you find out?
1) Assess patient adherence and satisfaction with CB-EST 2) Assess patients’ willingness to participate 3) Evaluate a SALT’s ability to deliver a CB-EST 4) Identify an appropriate assessment package for eligibility
5) Appropriate outcome measures to capture intervention outcomes
Next steps:
Continue with recruitment and intervention. Begin qualitative evaluation
Implications:
If feasible, evaluate effectiveness of CB-EST and progress to a pilot RCT