ArticleDysphagia2006
Clinical validity of the SWAL-QOL and SWAL-CARE outcome tools with respect to bolus flow measures.
Article in Dysphagia, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 47 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- A systematic review of self-reported swallowing assessments in progressive neurological disorders.Dysphagia · 2015Pooled it
- Psychometric characteristics of health-related quality-of-life questionnaires in oropharyngeal dysphagia.Dysphagia · 2014Pooled it
- Dysautonomia rating scales in Parkinson's disease: sialorrhea, dysphagia, and constipation--critique and recommendations by movement disorders task force on rating scales for Parkinson's disease.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2009Pooled it
- The Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Swallowing Functions in Post-stroke Dysphagia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Dysphagia · 2023Trial
- Assessment of swallowing function impairment in patients with benign goiters and impact of thyroidectomy: a case control study.World journal of surgery · 2012Trial
- Aspiration and swallowing in Parkinson disease and rehabilitation with EMST: a randomized trial.Neurology · 2010Trial
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- Patient-reported outcomes measure for patients with cleft palate.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Impact of Effortful Swallow with Progressive Resistance on Swallow Safety, Efficiency and Quality of Life in Individuals with Post-Stroke Dysphagia: Analysis Using DIGEST- FEES and SWAL-QOL.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023Article
- Relating Physiologic Swallowing Impairment, Functional Swallowing Ability, and Swallow-Specific Quality of Life.Dysphagia · 2023Article
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- Outcome Measures for Disease-Modifying Trials in Parkinson's Disease: Consensus Paper by the EJS ACT-PD Multi-Arm Multi-Stage Trial Initiative.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2023Article
- Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Italian Version of the Dysphagia Handicap Index (I-DHI).Dysphagia · 2022Article
- Quality of care in dysphagia patients: adaptation and validation of the Swedish SWAL-CARE questionnaire.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2020Article
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Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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4 authors.
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to quantify the association between a dysphagia-specific quality of life (SWAL-QOL) and quality of care (SWAL-CARE) questionnaire and four measures of bolus flow. Three hundred eighty-six people with oropharyngeal dysphagia completed a videofluoroscopic examination of their swallowing structure and physiology. They also completed the SWAL-QOL and SWAL-CARE surveys. Measures of bolus flow patterns for each swallow were analyzed from videofluoroscopic recordings and correlated with the SWAL-QOL and SWAL-CARE scale scores. The SWAL-QOL and SWAL-CARE scales were modestly related to the four measures of the bolus flow. The SWAL-QOL and SWAL-CARE were most related to measures of oral transit duration and total swallow duration. The SWAL-QOL and SWAL-CARE scales were least related to pharyngeal transit duration. Results were stronger for semisolid trials than for liquid trials. Results were generally weak for the Penetration Aspiration Scale. For all of the significant relationships, the greater the bolus flow severity, the worse the quality of life. The observed modest correlations suggest that patient-centered quality-of-life measures and clinician-driven bolus flow measures provide distinct yet complementary information about oropharyngeal dysphagia. Both sets of measures should be used in dysphagia effectiveness and outcomes research.
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