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Table 2 Therapy goals and associated CB-EST interventions for participants

From: Feasibility and acceptability of combining cognitive behavioural therapy techniques with swallowing therapy in head and neck cancer dysphagia

 

CB-EST Interventions

Therapy goal

Swallowing exercises

Swallowing posture recommendation

Texture modification advice

Food selection/preparation advice

Size and positioning of bolus advice

Education on eating

Education on management of choking

Sleep/fatigue management

Graded behavioural experiments

Activity scheduling

Exposure/graded tasks

Thought records

Identifying unhelpful thinking habits

To get feeding tube out (n = 11)

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

To increase eating amount (n = 8)

x

        

x

x

 

x

To increase confidence in socialising (n = 4)

        

x

 

x

x

x

Become more confident about eating (n = 4)

  

x

x

  

x

x

x

   

x

Feel better about changes to eating and drinking (n = 2)

  

x

x

 

x

x

x

 

x

 

x

x

To adjust to life without eating and drinking (n = 1)

       

x

x

x

 

x

x