Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Clunie, GemmaToft, KateSimson, GavriellaDawson, CamillaGovender, Roganie2023-04-212023-04-212023-04-18Clunie, G., Toft, K., Simson, G., Dawson, C. and Govender, R. (2023) ‘Current concepts and considerations in measuring dysphagia-related quality of life for people with head and neck disease’, Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports, 11, pp. 174-181. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40136-023-00450-9.2167-583Xhttps://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/13170https://doi.org/10.1007/s40136-023-00450-9Kate Toft - ORCID: 0000-0002-0129-9329 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0129-9329Purpose of Review To provide an overview of current concepts and considerations in the measurement of dysphagia-related quality of life (QoL) for people with head and neck disease. We describe key psychometric and other tool properties that are important to consider when deciding which dysphagia QoL tool to use in practice. The review seeks to establish which tool/s best meet the required properties. Recent Findings Currently, no single dysphagia QoL tool meets all criteria. However, a few (SWAL QoL, MDADI, SOAL) meet several parameters and we highlight the current evidence base for these assessments. Summary QoL is essential to providing holistic clinical care and could also be an important outcome in research when evaluating interventions. Existing tools may benefit from re-validation studies which take account of progress made in the fields of instrument development, cross-cultural validity and patient centredness. It is also crucial to recognise that the value of capturing QoL in clinical practice is only realised by subsequent follow-up with the individual patient.174-181enThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/DysphagiaQuality of lifeOutcome MeasurementHead and Neck CancerENTArticle