Table 4

Overview of all multidimensional assessment categories per patient; a mark (X) indicates that an abnormality or problem was perceived or measured in that specific category for that patient.

PATIENTS' PERCIEVED MEASUREMENTS

'OBJECTIVE' CLINICIAN MEASUREMENTS

Qualityof life questionnaire

Intake

Pain

Videofluoroscopy

Mouth opening

Weight

Pt.n

Taste/smell

Swallowing

Trismus

Intake

FOIS

PAS

Residue

Trismus

Weight loss

BMI < 25

1

X

X

X

X

X

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

3

X

X

X

X

X

4

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

5

X

X

X

X

6

X

X

7

X

X

8

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

9

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

10

X

11

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

12

X

X

X

X

X

13

X

X

14

X

X

X

X

15

X

X

X

X

16

X

X

X

17

X

X

18

X

X

19

X

X

X

X

X

X

20

X

X

X

21

X

22

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

23

X

X

X

X

24

X

X

25

X

26

X

X

27

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

28

X

X

X

X

X

X

29

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

30

X

X

31

X

X

X

32

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

33

X

X

X

34

X

X

X

35

X

X

36

X

X

X

X

X

37

X

X

X

X

X

38

X

39

X

X

X

X

X

X

40

X

X

X

41

X

X

X

X

42

X

X

X

X

X

43

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

44

X

X

X

45

X

X

X

46

X

X

X

X

X

47

X

X

X

X

X

48

X

X

49

X

X

X

50

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

51

X

X

X

52

X

X

X

X

53

X

X

X

X

X

54

X

X

X

X

55

X

X

X

van der Molen et al. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2009 9:10   doi:10.1186/1472-6815-9-10