Mancopes R, Gonçalves BFDT, Costa CC, Favero TC, Drozdz DRC, Bilheri DFD, Schumacher SF. Correlation between the reason for referral, clinical, and objective assessment of the risk for dysphagia.
Codas 2015;
26:471-5. [PMID:
25590909 DOI:
10.1590/2317-1782/20142014065]
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Abstract
PURPOSE
To correlate the reason for referral to speech therapy service at a university hospital with the results of clinical and objective assessment of risk for dysphagia.
METHODS
This is a cross-sectional, observational, retrospective analytical and quantitative study. The data were gathered from the database, and the information used was the reason for referral to speech therapy service, results of clinical assessment of the risk for dysphagia, and also from swallowing videofluoroscopy.
RESULTS
There was a mean difference between the variables of the reason for the referral, results of the clinical and objective swallowing assessments, and scale of penetration/aspiration, although the values were not statistically significant. Statistically significant correlation was observed between clinical and objective assessments and the penetration scale, with the largest occurring between the results of objective assessment and penetration scale.
CONCLUSION
There was a correlation between clinical and objective assessments of swallowing and mean difference between the variables of the reason for the referral with their respective assessment. This shows the importance of the association between the data of patient's history and results of clinical evaluation and complementary tests, such as videofluoroscopy, for correct identification of the swallowing disorders, being important to combine the use of severity scales of penetration/aspiration for diagnosis.
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