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SynthesisJournal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale2021

Systematic review of validated parent-reported questionnaires assessing swallowing dysfunction in otherwise healthy infants and toddlers.

Abdulsalam Baqays, Julianna Zenke, Sandra Campbell, Wendy Johannsen, Marghalara Rashid, Hadi Seikaly, Hamdy El-Hakim

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Synthesis in Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Assessing Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes for Pediatric Dysphagia with the PEDI-EAT-10.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2026
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  2. Assessing content validity: challenges of conducting systematic reviews of patient-reported outcome measures and recommendations to improve the application of COSMIN guidance.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026
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  5. Methodological quality of 100 recent systematic reviews of health-related outcome measurement instruments: an overview of reviews.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Abdulsalam BaqaysDivision of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, 2C3. 57 Walter MacKenzie Center, Edmonton, AB, T6H0R3, Canada.
Julianna ZenkeDivision of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, 2C3. 57 Walter MacKenzie Center, Edmonton, AB, T6H0R3, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0793-7205
Sandra CampbellJohn W. Scott Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Wendy JohannsenDepartment of Pediatric Speech Language Pathology, Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Marghalara RashidDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Hadi SeikalyDivision of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, 2C3. 57 Walter MacKenzie Center, Edmonton, AB, T6H0R3, Canada.
Hamdy El-HakimDivision of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, 2C3. 57 Walter MacKenzie Center, Edmonton, AB, T6H0R3, Canada. helhakim@icloud.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThere has been increasing interest in the management of oropharyngeal swallowing dysfunction (SwD). Its prevalence, particularly in otherwise healthy infants and toddlers (OHITs), is underappreciated. As the standard diagnostic tests are either invasive or scarce, valid parent-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaires could play a pivotal role in the understanding and managing SwD in this group. This article reviewed the literature on PRO questionnaires pertaining to SwD in OHITs. DATA SOURCE: A librarian searched Prospero, Cochrane Library, Embase, Medline, PsycINFO, HaPI, CINAHL, and SCOPUS until February 2021 using the MeSH terms for deglutition and screening methods. REVIEW

methodQuestionnaires that examined disease-specific or eating and feeding concerns or difficulties were excluded. Two reviewers independently identified PRO questionnaires for SwD that were used in OHITs and extracted the author names, publication year, questionnaire name, the studied population, and the reported psychometric assessments. A quality assessment was performed based on consensus-based standards for the selection of health measurement instruments (COSMIN) and updated criteria for good measurement properties.

resultsOf the 3488 screened articles, we identified only two questionnaires, the pediatric version of the Eating Assessment Tool (PEDI-EAT-10) and the PRO questionnaire for Swallowing Dysfunction in OHITs. The PEDI-EAT-10 authors assessed the validity and reliability on children with cerebral palsy. However, concerns were identified regarding the developmental process and the internal structure validity. The PRO questionnaire for SwD in OHITs meets criteria but has not yet been validated in the population of interest nor its psychometric properties assessed.

conclusionTwo instruments were identified. The PED-EAT-10 exhibits methodological flaws, while Edmonton PRO questionnaire for SwD in OHITs awaits construct validation and could fill the current knowledge gap.

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DeglutitionParentsChildChild, PreschoolHumansInfantPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesDeglutitionDysphagiaOtherwise healthy infants and toddlersPatient-reported outcomesPsychometricsSwallowing dysfunctionSystematic review

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PMCPMC8642864

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