ArticleChest2014
Concordance and discriminatory power of cough measurement devices for individuals with Parkinson disease.
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- Voluntary peak cough flow: A simple and effective tool to predict dysphagia across diverse etiologies.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Dysphagia in Parkinson Disease: Part I - Pathophysiology and Diagnostic Practices.Current physical medicine and rehabilitation reports · 2023Article
- Cut-Off Value of Voluntary Peak Cough Flow in Patients with Parkinson's Disease and Its Association with Severe Dysphagia: A Retrospective Pilot Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Primary site of constriction during the compression phase of cough in healthy young adults.Respiratory physiology & neurobiology · 2023Article
- The role of lung volume recruitment therapy in neuromuscular disease: a narrative review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Review
- Rehabilitation of Airway Protection in Individuals With Movement Disorders: A Telehealth Feasibility Study.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2022Article
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- Concordant Validity of a Digital Peak Cough Flow Meter to Assess Voluntary Cough Strength in Individuals with ALS.Dysphagia · 2020Article
- Measurement of Cough Aerodynamics in Healthy Adults.The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology · 2017Article
- To Cough or Not to Cough? Examining the Potential Utility of Cough Testing in the Clinical Evaluation of Swallowing.Current physical medicine and rehabilitation reports · 2016Article
- Voluntary Cough Airflow Differentiates Safe Versus Unsafe Swallowing in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.Dysphagia · 2016Article
- Measurement of Voluntary Cough Production and Airway Protection in Parkinson Disease.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundDysphagia and aspiration pneumonia are two causes of morbidity in Parkinson disease (PD). In PD, impaired airway clearance can lead to penetration of foreign material, resulting in a high prevalence of aspiration pneumonia and death. This study examines three different devices for measurement of peak airflow during voluntary cough in healthy control subjects and those with PD. Two simple and low-cost devices for measuring peak cough airflow were compared with the "gold standard" pneumotachograph.
methodsThirty-five healthy control subjects and 35 individuals with PD produced voluntary cough at three perceived strengths (weak, moderate, and strong cough) for each of the three devices.
resultsA significant difference in mean peak cough airflow was demonstrated for disease (F[1,56] = 4.0, P < .05) and sex (F[1,56] = 9.59, P < .003) across devices. The digital and analog meters were comparable to the gold standard demonstrating no significant difference (statistical) by device (digital vs analog) in receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Both devices were discriminative of the presence of PD.
conclusionsThe analog and digital peak airflow meters are suitable alternatives to the gold standard pneumotachograph due to their low cost, portability, ease of use, and high sensitivity relative to normative peak cough airflows. Voluntary cough airflow measures may serve as a noninvasive means of screening for aspiration risk in target populations. Additionally, quantification of cough strength through use of predetermined limens for weak, moderate, and strong cough may assist clinicians in better describing and tracking cough strength as a contributing factor to aspiration risk.
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