Table 2.
Responses to the abbreviated EORTC H&N35 questionnaire from participants completing the study (n = 20).
| Visit 1 | Visit 2 | pa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the past week have you had… | None | A little | Quite a bit | A lot | None | A little | Quite a bit | A lot | ||
| Oral cavity | ||||||||||
| Q1 | Pain in your mouth? | 13 (65%) | 4 (20%) | 2 (10%) | 1 (5%) | 17 (85%) | 2 (10%) | 1 (5%) | 0.05 | |
| Q2 | Pain in your jaw? | 14 (70%) | 4 (20%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) | 18 (90%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) | 0.01 | |
| Q4 | A dry mouth? | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) | 8 (40%) | 10 (50%) | 7 (35%) | 7 (35%) | 6 (30%) | NS | |
| Q5 | Sticky saliva? | 4 (20%) | 8 (40%) | 5 (25%) | 3 (15%) | 5 (25%) | 7 (35%) | 7 (35%) | 1 (5%) | NS |
| Q6 | Less saliva? | 7 (35%) | 2 (10%) | 5 (25%) | 6 (30%) | 13 (65%) | 3 (15%) | 3 (15%) | 1 (5%) | 0.007 |
| Eating difficulties | ||||||||||
| Q7 | Problems swallowing liquids? | 13 (65%) | 6 (30%) | 1 (5%) | 15 (75%) | 4 (20%) | 1 (5%) | NS | ||
| Q8X | Problems swallowing solid food? | 7 (35%) | 5 (25%) | 4 (20%) | 3 (15%) | 6 (30%) | 8 (40%) | 5 (25%) | 1 (5%) | NS |
| Q11 | Decreased sense of taste? | 8 (40%) | 4 (20%) | 3 (15%) | 5 (25%) | 12 (60%) | 4 (20%) | 3 (15%) | 1 (5%) | 0.01 |
| Q13 | Trouble enjoying your meals? | 5 (25%) | 3 (15%) | 7 (35%) | 5 (25%) | 6 (30%) | 9 (45%) | 4 (20%) | 1 (5%) | 0.004 |
| Q14 | Trouble eating with other people? | 12 (60%) | 4 (20%) | 3 (15%) | 1 (5%) | 10 (50%) | 6 (30%) | 4 (20%) | NS | |
| Q19 | Increased saliva flow after using the chewing gum? | – | – | – | – | “Yes” 19 (95%) |
“No” 1 (5%) |
NS | ||
Q6 and Q19 are added questions.
aThe p-value was found by using a paired T-test.
Q is the number of the question in the questionnaire.
XQ8: one response is missing from questionnaire 1.
NS is no significant p-value.