Oropharyngeal swallow efficiency as a representative measure of swallowing function. J Speech Hear Res 1994 Apr;37(2):314-25
Date
04/01/1994Pubmed ID
8028312DOI
10.1044/jshr.3702.314Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0028267326 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 140 CitationsAbstract
The purpose of this investigation was to correlate oropharyngeal swallow efficiency (OPSE), a summary measure of swallowing function, with its component variables. Videofluorographic assessment of oropharyngeal swallow resulted in the measurement of multiple measures of swallow function in five patient populations and a group of normal volunteers. In total, 759 swallows were studied in 149 persons. Specific dimensions of impairment were identified in the patient groups. Multiple regression analyses were used to relate multiple component variables to OPSE. In patient groups with distinct swallow impairments, OPSE was shown to be representative of the dimensions of impairment. In patient groups with limited impairment and in normal volunteers, the strongest correlates of OPSE were bolus transit times. In all groups, at least four variables were significantly related to OPSE and the squared multiple correlation coefficients ranged from 76% to 89%. We conclude that oropharyngeal swallow efficiency is a representative summary measure of swallowing function across populations characterized by a wide range of swallowing impairment.
Author List
Rademaker AW, Pauloski BR, Logemann JA, Shanahan TKAuthor
Barbara R. Pauloski PhD, CCC-SLP Associate Professor in the Communication Sciences & Disorders department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAged
Deglutition
Deglutition Disorders
Female
Fluoroscopy
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Humans
Laryngeal Neoplasms
Male
Middle Aged
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms
