Table 3: Frequency and Severity of Oral Health
Outcomes on the VHNSS v2.0.
|
|
Toxicity
|
|
Symptom |
No. of patients |
≥ 1/10 % |
≥ 4/10%a |
Nutrition
|
|
|
|
Losing
weight |
20 |
30 |
15 |
Lost
appetite |
20 |
30 |
10 |
Liquid
supplement use |
20 |
0 |
0 |
Trouble
maintaining weight |
20 |
15 |
15 |
Swallowing/eating
foods |
|
|
|
Trouble
eating solids |
20 |
80 |
60 |
Trouble
drinking thin liquids |
20 |
15 |
10 |
Foods
get stuck in mouth |
20 |
70 |
45 |
Food
gets stuck in throat |
20 |
80 |
45 |
Choke/strangle
on liquids |
20 |
40 |
10 |
Choke/strange
on solids |
20 |
60 |
30 |
Cough
after swallow |
20 |
65 |
30 |
Swallowing
takes effort |
20 |
70 |
30 |
Eating
takes longer |
20 |
70 |
55 |
Xerostomia |
|
|
|
Xerostomia |
20 |
90 |
65 |
Chewing/swallowing
difficult |
20 |
75 |
45 |
Sleep
affected |
20 |
55 |
25 |
Talking
affected |
20 |
65 |
30 |
Mucositis |
|
|
|
Sores
cause pain |
20 |
15 |
15 |
Swallowing
difficult |
20 |
40 |
20 |
Trouble
speaking |
20 |
30 |
15 |
Excess
mucus |
|
|
|
Think
mucus/phlegm |
20 |
75 |
35 |
Choking/gagging
results |
20 |
45 |
30 |
Swallowing
difficult |
20 |
45 |
25 |
Sleep
affected |
20 |
40 |
15 |
Speech/communication |
|
|
|
Trouble
speaking |
20 |
65 |
40 |
Hoarse
voice |
20 |
70 |
30 |
Trouble
being understood |
20 |
60 |
35 |
Hearing |
|
|
|
Trouble
hearing |
20 |
75 |
60 |
Taste
change |
|
|
|
Taste
altered |
20 |
70 |
45 |
Decreased
desire to eat |
20 |
35 |
30 |
Altered
food choices |
20 |
55 |
40 |
Decreased
food eaten |
20 |
40 |
10 |
Smell |
|
|
|
Sense
of smell changed |
20 |
35 |
20 |
Altered
food choices |
20 |
10 |
5 |
Dental
health |
|
|
|
Difficulty
chewing due to teeth/dentures |
20 |
70 |
45 |
Teeth
sensitive to hot, cold, sweet foods |
17 |
20 |
15 |
Teeth
feel looser |
17 |
35 |
20 |
Teeth
cracking/chipping |
17 |
50 |
25 |
Trouble
with dentures |
15 |
45 |
30 |
Mucosal
sensitivity |
|
|
|
Burning
pain in lining of throat/mouth |
20 |
25 |
10 |
Sensitive
to spicy, hot, or acidic foods |
20 |
80 |
55 |
Sensitive
to dryness |
20 |
85 |
55 |
Changes
type of food eaten |
20 |
30 |
25 |
Prevents
teeth brushing |
20 |
15 |
5 |
Range
of motion |
|
|
|
Limitations
in jaw movement |
20 |
40 |
30 |
Limitations
in shoulder/neck movement |
20 |
45 |
20 |
Pain |
|
|
|
Average
pain level |
20 |
35 |
15 |
Worst
pain level |
20 |
30 |
15 |
Average
relief pain medicine |
6 |
10 |
10 |
Difficulty
sleeping |
20 |
25 |
10 |
aBoldface highlights responses reported in equal to or greater
than 25% of the cohort