Oral presentation at the 30th World Congress International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP) – Dublin

Oral over Hoofdpijn, etiologie, epidemiologie, diagnostiek en behandeling.

OBJECTIVES: Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) frequently encounter weight loss with multiple negative outcomes as a consequence. Adequate treatment is best achieved by early identification of patients at risk for critical weight loss. The objective of this study was to detect predictive factors …

Malnutrition, especially among the elderly in the healthcare environment, is a prevalent problem in The Netherlands, affecting both patients and the healthcare budget. Although oral nutritional supplements (ONS) are often used to restore the nutritional status of a patient, the evaluated current available …

PURPOSE: The Nasality Severity Index 2.0 (NSI 2.0) forms a new, multiparametric approach in the assessment of hypernasality. To enable clinical implementation of this index, the short- and long-term test-retest reliability of this index was explored. METHODS: In 40 normal-speaking adults (mean age 32y, …

Objectives: The purpose of the current study was to assess the short-term effectiveness of short and intensive speech therapy provided to patients with cleft (lip and) palate (C(L)P) in terms of articulation and resonance. Methods: Five Ugandan patients (age: 7.3-19.6 years) with non-syndromic C(L)P …

To assess the effects and costs of primary, secondary and tertiary strategies to prevent oral disease in dependent older people.

PURPOSE: The Nasality Severity Index 2.0 (NSI 2.0) forms a new, multiparametric approach in the identification of hypernasality. The present study aimed to investigate the correlation between the NSI 2.0 scores and the perceptual assessment of hypernasality. METHOD: Speech samples of 35 patients, representing …

Achtergrond informatie: Meer dan 50% van alle aandoeningen aan de teennagels is een vorm van onychomycose. Daarnaast stijgt de prevalentie van onychomycose de laatste jaren in de westerse landen en wordt het gezien als een esthetisch probleem. Het kan lijden tot ongemakken en pijn en zorgen voor fysieke …