Modeling symptom drivers of oral intake in long-term head and neck cancer survivors.

Purpose: This study examined the relationship between self-reported symptom severity and oral intake in long-term head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors.

Methods: An observational survey study with retrospective chart abstraction was conducted. HNC patients who had completed an MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Head and Neck (MDASI-HN) questionnaire and also had clinician graded oral intake ratings (Functional Oral Intake Scale [FOIS]) were included.