93 5 Appendix 2. Spearman correlation coefficients of the MAT versus the SWAL-QOL *: p<0.05, M0: before treatment, M3: 3 months after treatment, M6: 6 months after treatment Appendix 3. Spearman correlation coefficients of the MAT versus the GRIX *: p<0.05, M0: before treatment, M3: 3 months after treatment, M6: 6 months after treatment MAT SWAL-QOL M0 (n = 101) M3 (n = 92) M6 (n = 92) Spearman’s ρ p-value Spearman’s ρ p-value Spearman’s ρ p-value General burden 0.264 0.010* 0.032 0.767 0.150 0.151 Food selection 0.347 0.001* 0.227 0.034* 0.232 0.026* Eating duration 0.361 <0.001* 0.154 0.152 0.185 0.078 Eating desire 0.167 0.105 0.014 0.900 0.211 0.043* Fear of eating 0.336 0.001* 0.172 0.108 0.163 0.119 Mental health 0.323 0.001* 0.112 0.299 0.204 0.051 Social functioning 0.247 0.016* 0.225 0.035* 0.202 0.052 Symptoms 0.385 <0.001* 0.239 0.025* 0.292 0.005* Total score 0.310 0.002* 0.165 0.124 0.222 0.033* MAT GRIX M0 (n = 93) M3 (n = 82) M6 (n = 89) Spearman’s ρ p-value Spearman’s ρ p-value Spearman’s ρ p-value Xerostomia during day 0.008 0.936 -0.022 0.843 -0.065 0.548 Xerostomia during night 0.126 0.223 0.041 0.705 0.091 0.386 Xerostomia total score 0.089 0.398 0.007 0.949 0.026 0.809 Sticky saliva during day 0.260 0.010* -0.104 0.339 0.006 0.959 Sticky saliva during night 0.244 0.016* -0.038 0.729 0.007 0.947 Sticky saliva total score 0.301 0.003* -0.093 0.392 0.008 0.943
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