Speech and swallow rehabilitation following partial glossectomy: a systematic review.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

Tongue cancer is known to negatively affect both speech and swallowing function; however this is the first review to report speech-language pathology (SLP) intervention for both functions following partial glossectomy.

METHOD:

Using a PRISMA approach, systematic screening of nine databases was undertaken. Original studies reporting SLP rehabilitation for speech and/or swallowing dysfunction with participants following partial glossectomy as primary cancer treatment were included.

RESULT:

These studies are discussed in terms of SLP assessment and intervention trends as well as quality according to current research method standards (levels of evidence, Pedro-P, SCED) in order to determine suitability for guiding current clinical practice.

CONCLUSION:

Publications were few (n = 7) and mostly of non-experimental design. This review highlights the gap in evidence and questions the rationale of current SLP rehabilitation following partial glossectomy.

• Authors: Katrina M Blyth, Patricia McCabe, Cate Madill, Kirrie J Ballard
• Journal: International journal of speech-language pathology (Int J Speech Lang Pathol) Vol. 17 Issue 4 Pg. 401-10 ( 2015) ISSN: 1754-9515 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 25515427 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review, Systematic Review)

Topics

• Deglutition Disorders (etiology, rehabilitation)
• Glossectomy (adverse effects)
• Humans
• Speech Disorders (etiology, rehabilitation)
• Speech-Language Pathology (methods)
• Tongue Neoplasms (surgery)