Observational studyDysphagia2020
Dysphagia Prevalence, Attitudes, and Related Quality of Life in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.
Observational study in Dysphagia, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Gastrointestinal symptoms and disorders in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of nasal packing and transseptal suturing on swallowing after septoplasty.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 · 2022Trial
- Dysphagia Risk and Its Association with Nutritional Status in Multiple Sclerosis: A Preliminary Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
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- Validation of the Czech Version of the Dysphagia in Multiple Sclerosis Questionnaire (DYMUS).Dysphagia · 2023Article
- Impact of Swallowing Impairment on Quality of Life of Individuals with Dysphagia.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022Article
- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Diseases of the Head and Neck.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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- Screening of dysphagia in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients in Montenegro.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Dysphagia in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with significant morbidity and has profound impact on the quality of life (QoL). This study aimed to analyze the dysphagia prevalence, attitudes, and dysphagia-related QoL in patients with MS, not at relapse. A prospective study of 108 consecutively recruited patients. The patients were asked to report dysphagia and completed a general dysphagia questionnaire (the Eating Assessment Tool-10, EAT-10), a disease-specific dysphagia questionnaire (the Dysphagia in Multiple Sclerosis, DYMUS), and a dysphagia-related QoL questionnaire (the Swallowing-Quality of Life). Twenty-six percent of the patients reported dysphagia. Many more were classified as dysphagic by the questionnaires (34.3% by EAT-10 and 44.4% by DYMUS). Overall, one out of four patients reported difficulties or choking while drinking fluids and eating food, cough related to eating, food sticking in the throat, need for food and drink segmentation, and repetitive swallows. The pleasure of eating was found to be moderately affected. The patients seem to cope well with the psychological and social impact of dysphagia. Serious consideration must be given to patients' perceptions and attitudes towards dysphagia. Our patients reported very little fear associated with their swallowing difficulties and choking. Apparently, they do not perceive the severity of their symptoms as an actual danger, as they have developed coping strategies. Dysphagia is common in MS patients not at relapse, even with mild disease-related impairment. Swallowing should be systematically assessed with validated questionnaires in all patients with MS at the course of the disease.
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