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Caterina Finizia
Professor/överläkare
Avd för öron-, näs- och halssjukdomarOm Caterina Finizia
Arbetar sedan 1994 som ÖNH-specialist på Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset (SU).
Aktuella tjänster: ÖNH-professor, universitetssjukhusöverläkare (ÖNH), samt FoUUI-direktör på SU. Huvudhandledare till elva disputerade doktorander och delhandledare till en disputerad doktorand och har ett stort engagemang för utbildningsfrågor. Huvudforskningsprojekt inom Huvud- och halscancer Nya behandlingsmetoder vid komplikationer efter huvud- och halscancerbehandling ger förbättrad funktion och hälsorelaterad livskvalitet - klinisk och translationell forskning.
Forskningsgruppens övergripande mål Utveckla och implementera mer effektiva behandlingsmetoder och sätt att mäta komplikationer efter huvud- och halscancer (HNC) behandling.
Bakgrund och aktuell forskning I Sverige diagnostiseras årligen cirka 1500 patienter med HNC, där den onkologiska behandlingsregimen för HNC är kemoradioterapi (CRT) och/eller kirurgi. Cancerbehandling för HNC patienter drabbar centrala funktioner, bl.a. andning, födointag, syn, hörsel, lukt och kommunikation med akuta och sena sidoeffekter med avsevärt lidande för patienten och påverkan på deras livskvalitet. För strålbehandlade patienter är vanliga kvarstående sidoeffekter muntorrhet, trismus (gapsvårighet), dysfagi (sväljningsproblem) och försämrad röstfunktion.
Trots senaste årens medicinska utveckling av nya behandlingsstrategier, framför allt inom CRT, har överlevnaden för HNC endast marginellt förbättrats. Effektvariabeln hälsorelaterad livskvalitet (HRQL) som bl.a. inkluderar fysiska, sociala och emotionella dimensioner har därför vid sidan av överlevnadsvariabler, blivit en mycket viktig faktor att studera inom HNC forskningen. Effektivare "golden-standard" Forskningsgruppen har skapat en web-sida entq.org där ett ”kit” med frågeformulär som skapats eller översatts av forskningsgruppen, instruktioner, aktuella artiklar och rå-datafil erhålls för att möjliggöra enkel användning. Här kan också rehabiliteringskit för luktrehabilitering efter laryngektomi den s.k. ”artiga gäspningsrehabiliteringen” erhållas. Forskningsgruppen vill också genom randomiserade kontrollerade interventionsstudier skapa mer effektiva ”gold-standard” rehabiliteringsmodeller som kan ersätta dagens bristfälliga behandlingsrutiner. - Vi har bl.a. visat att när patienter med gapsvårigheter behandlas med gaptänjning minskar patienternas problem, vilket underlättar återanpassning till vardagslivet och förbättrar deras livskvalitet samt reducerar sjukvårdskostnader. Vidare att det är vanligt att patienter med larynxcancer får röstbesvär och nedsatt HRQL efter avslutad strålbehandling och att logopedisk röstrehabilitering är effektiv, särskilt gällande självuppfattad funktion och HRQL, men även för att förhindra röstförsämring över tid.
För att ytterligare förstå riskfaktorer vid HNC samt deras etiologi och därmed utveckla mer effektiva och även förebyggande behandlingar arbetar forskningsgruppen med kliniska interventionsstudier som kompletteras med translationell forskning.
HNC-forskningens mål HNC forskningens mål är att kunna erbjuda patienten bästa tänkbara behandling, d.v.s. optimal överlevnad med så få behandlingskomplikationer som möjligt.
Forskningsgruppen:
- Mia Johansson Medicine Dr, Specialist Onkologen, SU
- Lisa Tuomi, Medicine Dr, Logoped ÖNH-kliniken, SU
- Nina Pauli, Medicine Dr, Specialist ÖNH; forskar ALF- tjänst, ÖNH-kliniken, SU
- Therese Karlsson, Medicine Dr, ST-läkare ÖNH; forskar ALF-tjänst ÖNH-kliniken, SU
- Caroline Olsson, Medicine Dr, MSc Matematik, forskare RCC
- Susan Aghajanzadeh, ÖNH-specialist, Doktorand ÖNH-kliniken, SU
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Translation and Validation of the Gothenburg Trismus Questionnaire-2 into Italian
Language
Andrea Frosolini, Lisa Tuomi, Olindo Massarelli, Caterina Finizia, Simone Benedetti, Lisa Catarzi, Andrea Lovato, Guido Gabriele, Paolo Gennaro
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE - 2025 -
Validation of the Swedish Eating Assessment Tool, S-EAT-10, for patients with head and neck
cancer.
Linnéa Ekström, Lotta Sjökvist Wilk, Caterina Finizia, Lisa Tuomi
Scientific reports - 2025 -
Genetic, clinical, lifestyle and sociodemographic risk factors for head and neck cancer: A UK Biobank
study.
Lisa Tuomi, Toshima Z Parris, Araz Rawshani, Erik Andersson, Alina Orozco, Caterina Finizia
PLOS ONE - 2025 -
Preventing radiation-induced dysphagia and trismus in head and neck cancer—A randomized controlled
trial
Kerstin Petersson, Caterina Finizia, Nina Pauli, Lisa Tuomi
Head and Neck - 2025 -
Degree of Preoperative Bilateral Hearing Affects Patient-Reported Outcome in Primary
Stapedotomy
Ulrica Thunberg, Taj Tahir, Ylva Dahlin Redfors, Caterina Finizia
OTOLOGY & NEUROTOLOGY - 2025 -
Reply to letter to the editor: Trismus, health-related quality of life, and trismus-related symptoms up to 5-years post-radiotherapy for head and neck cancer treated between
2007-2012.
Therese Karlsson, Lisa Tuomi, Susan Aghajanzadeh, My Engström, Caterina Finizia
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer - 2024 -
Do Effects of Voice Rehabilitation in Patients Irradiated for Laryngeal Cancer Remain 5 Years
Postradiotherapy?
Therese Karlsson, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia
Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation - 2024 -
Postradiation trismus in head and neck cancer survivors: a qualitative study of effects on life, rehabilitation, used coping strategies and support from the healthcare
system
Susan Aghajanzadeh, Therese Karlsson, Lisa Tuomi, My Engström, Caterina Finizia
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY - 2024 -
Explorative study of stimulated saliva proteome in head and neck cancer patients pre- and
post-treatment
Ulrica Almhöjd, Amela Fisic, Hülya Cevik-Aras, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia, Annica Almståhl
Heliyon - 2024 -
Dizziness, physical capacity, and health-related aspects among 70-year-olds in an urban
population
Ellen Lindell, Caterina Finizia, Kerstin Frändin, Hanna Falk Erhag, Therese Rydberg Sterner, Ingmar Skoog, Lena Kollén
JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS - 2024 -
Jaw exercise in head and neck cancer patients for prevention of temporomandibular disorders: a randomized controlled
trial
Ellie Saghafi, Kalid Kadhim, Charlotte Andren Andås, Birgitta Johansson Cahlin, Caterina Finizia, Therese Axelsson, Göran Kjeller, Lisa Tuomi
JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP - 2024 -
Sex Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer-A Prospective
Study
Niklas Bohm, Charlott Karlsson, Caterina Finizia, Jessica Skoogh Andersson, Annica Almståhl
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DENTAL HYGIENE - 2024 -
Validation of the Swedish Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity for Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing
(DIGEST-FEES)
Kerstin Petersson, Caterina Finizia, Nina Pauli, Lisa Tuomi
DYSPHAGIA - 2024 -
Prevalence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in a population-based setting among
75-year-olds
Ellen Lindell, Caterina Finizia, Hugo Davidsson, Lena Kollén, Silke Kern, Ingmar Skoog, Lina Rydén
JOURNAL OF VESTIBULAR RESEARCH-EQUILIBRIUM & ORIENTATION - 2024 -
Introduction of a Novel Patient Safety Advisory: Evaluation of Perceived Information With a Modified QPP Questionnaire-A Case-Control
Study
Bojan Tubić, Margareta Bånnsgård, Susanne Gustavsson, My Engström, Johanna Moreno, Caterina Finizia
JOURNAL OF PATIENT SAFETY - 2024 -
Decreased Rates of Radiation-induced Trismus and Lowered Mastication Structure Doses in Patients Treated for Head and Neck Cancer During the Last Two
Decades
Niclas Pettersson, Emelie Andersson, Nina Pauli, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia, C. E. Olsson
CLINICAL ONCOLOGY - 2024 -
Prospective study on health-related quality of life, oral mucositis and oral health on during treatment of head and neck
cancer
Charlott Karlsson, Niklas Bohm, Jessica Skoogh Andersson, Caterina Finizia, Annica Almståhl
BMC ORAL HEALTH - 2024 -
Long-term effects on swallowing and laryngeal function after treatment for severe COVID-19 disease in intensive
care
Hans Dotevall, Lisa Tuomi, Ellen Lindell, Caterina Finizia
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY - 2024 -
Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the international outcome inventory - alternative interventions (IOI-AI) - ear surgery
(IOI-AI<SUP>op</SUP>)
Ylva Dahlin Redfors, Andreas Björsne, Caterina Finizia
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY - 2024 -
A translation and validation of the French version of the Gothenburg Trismus Questionnaire 2
(F-GTQ-2)
Marion Girod-Roux, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia, Anais Beldjoudi, Claire Metayer, Floriane Faraoni, Lucile Fiot, Guillaume Buiret
JOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION - 2024 -
Trismus in head and neck cancer: translation and validation of the Chinese version of the Gothenburg Trismus Questionnaire-2
(C-GTQ-2)
Chia-Hui Shao, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia, Chia-Yu Wu, Rou-Han Chen, Chia-Jung Chan, Ya-Jen Chen, Chia-Hsin Lee, Wei-Chin Chang, Shu-Chun Tsai, Tsai-Wei Huang
CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS - 2024 -
A randomized controlled study evaluating the head-lift exercise in head and neck cancer patients with radiation-induced dysphagia: effect on swallowing function and health-related quality of life over 12
months
Kerstin Petersson, Caterina Finizia, Nina Pauli, Hans Dotevall, Lisa Tuomi
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - 2023 -
Communicating Patient Safety Information Through Video and Oral Formats—A
Comparison.
Margareta Bånnsgård, Nouri Arazoo, Caterina Finizia, My Engström, Johanna Moreno, Ulrika Roos, Bojan Tubić
Journal of patient safety - 2023 -
Patients' experience of patient safety information and participation in care during a hospital
stay
Bojan Tubić, Caterina Finizia, A. Z. Kamil, P. Larsson, My Engström
Nursing Open - 2023 -
Are there differences in revision stapes surgery outcomes between university and county clinics? A study from the quality register for otosclerosis surgery in
Sweden
Nina Pauli, Caterina Finizia, L. Lundman, Andreas Björsne, Ylva Dahlin Redfors
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - 2023 -
Voice Outcomes Following Head-Lift Exercises in Head and Neck Cancer: A Randomized Controlled
Study.
Hedvig Eriksson, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia
Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation - 2023 -
Trismus, health-related quality of life, and trismus-related symptoms up to 5 years post-radiotherapy for head and neck cancer treated between 2007 and
2012
Susan Aghajanzadeh, Therese Karlsson, Lisa Tuomi, My Engström, Caterina Finizia
Supportive Care in Cancer - 2023 -
Treatment with head-lift exercise in head and neck cancer patients with dysphagia: results from a randomized, controlled trial with flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
(FEES)
Hans Dotevall, Lisa Tuomi, Kerstin Petersson, H. Löfhede, Henrik Bergquist, Caterina Finizia
Supportive Care in Cancer - 2023 -
Facial pain, health-related quality of life and trismus-related symptoms up to 5 years post-radiotherapy for head and neck
cancer
Susan Aghajanzadeh, Therese Karlsson, Lisa Tuomi, My Engström, Caterina Finizia
Supportive Care in Cancer - 2023 -
A pilot study using pre-treatment physical activity level to predict long-term health-related quality of life in patients with head and neck
cancer
Lisa Tuomi, J. Magnusson-Sandkvist, Jonatan Fridolfsson, Daniel Arvidsson, Mats Börjesson, Caterina Finizia
Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck - 2023 -
A prospective 5-year study of trismus prevalence and fluctuation in irradiated head and neck cancer
patients
Susan Aghajanzadeh, Therese Karlsson, My Engström, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia
Acta Oto-Laryngologica - 2022 -
Effect of voice rehabilitation following radiotherapy for laryngeal cancer - a 3-year follow-up of a randomised controlled
trial
Therese Karlsson, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia
Acta Oncologica - 2022 -
Dizziness Symptoms, Balance Confidence, and Vestibular Function in Older Women Reporting Dizziness and
Unsteadiness
Ellen Lindell, Lena Kollén, Caterina Finizia
Otology & Neurotology - 2022 -
The effect of the Shaker head-lift exercise on swallowing function following treatment for head and neck cancer: Results from a randomized, controlled trial with videofluoroscopic
evaluation
Lisa Tuomi, Hans Dotevall, Henrik Bergquist, Kerstin Petersson, M. Andersson, Caterina Finizia
Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck - 2022 -
Temporomandibular disorder as risk factor for radiation-induced trismus in patients with head and neck
cancer
Nina Pauli, Bodil Fagerberg-Mohlin, Christina Mejersjö, Caterina Finizia
Clinical and Experimental Dental Research - 2022 -
A validation study of the Swedish version of the Glasgow hearing aid benefit profile evaluated in otosclerosis
subjects
Ylva Dahlin Redfors, Radoslava Jönsson, Caterina Finizia
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology - 2022 -
Strategiska satsningar skapar attraktiva
forskningsmiljöer
Paulin Andrell, My Engström, Dragana Skiljic, Caterina Finizia
Läkartidningen - 2022 -
A Survey of Psychiatric Healthcare Workers' Perception of Working Environment and Possibility to Recover Before and After the First Wave of COVID-19 in
Sweden
Eirini Alexiou, Steinn Steingrimsson, Magnus Åkerström, Ingibjörg H Jonsdottir, Linda Åhlström, Caterina Finizia, Helle Wijk, Alessio Degl'Innocenti
Frontiers in Psychiatry - 2021 -
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and vestibular impairment among older adults with
dizziness.
Ellen Lindell, Therese Karlsson, Lena Kollén, Mia Johansson, Caterina Finizia
Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology - 2021 -
Jaw exercise therapy for the treatment of trismus in head and neck Cancer: a prospective three-year follow-up
study
Ove Karlsson, Therese Karlsson, Nina Pauli, Paulin Andréll, Caterina Finizia
Supportive Care in Cancer - 2021 -
A pre/post analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychosocial work environment and recovery among healthcare workers in a large university hospital in
Sweden.
Ingibjörg H Jonsdottir, Alessio Degl'Innocenti, Linda Åhlström, Caterina Finizia, Helle Wijk, Magnus Åkerström
Journal of public health research - 2021 -
Predictors of severe dysphagia following radiotherapy for head and neck
cancer
Kerstin Petersson, Caterina Finizia, Lisa Tuomi
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology - 2021 -
Dizziness and health-related quality of life among older adults in an urban population: a cross-sectional
study
Ellen Lindell, Lena Kollén, Mia Johansson, Therese Karlsson, Lina Rydén, Madeleine Mellqvist Fässberg, Hanna Falk Erhag, Ingmar Skoog, Caterina Finizia
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - 2021 -
Characterization of dysphagia and laryngeal findings in COVID-19 patients treated in the ICU-An observational clinical
study
H. Osbeck Sandblom, Hans Dotevall, Kristina Svennerholm, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia
PLoS ONE - 2021 -
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, dizziness, and health-related quality of life among older adults in a population-based
setting
Ellen Lindell, Lena Kollén, Mia Johansson, Therese Karlsson, Lina Rydén, Hanna Falk Erhag, Hanna Wetterberg, Anna Zettergren, Ingmar Skoog, Caterina Finizia
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - 2021 -
Low physical activity in patients diagnosed with head and neck
cancer
Magdalena Karczewska-Lindinger, Lisa Tuomi, Jonatan Fridolfsson, Daniel Arvidsson, Mats Börjesson, Caterina Finizia
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology - 2021 -
Feasibility of Mastication-Structure-Sparing Radiotherapy for Head and Neck
Cancer
C. E. Olsson, I. Raunert, Nina Pauli, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia, Niclas Pettersson
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics - 2021 -
Translation of the Gothenburg Trismus Questionnaire-2 into Telugu and its Validation for use in Indian
Patients
B. Bhanu Prakash, S. Chava, J. T. Gondi, L. M. C. S. Rao S, Caterina Finizia, T. S. Rao, H. O. Nemade
Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology - 2021 -
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and its implementation in paediatric clinical
research
Jenny Kindblom, Tina Kjellén, Caterina Finizia, Ian Milsom
Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics - 2020 -
Well-Being of Caregivers of Patients with Laryngeal Cancer Treated by
Radiotherapy
Therese Karlsson, Mia Johansson, Caterina Finizia
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology - 2020
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