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Usefulness of the Modified Videofluoroscopic Dysphagia Scale in Evaluating Swallowing Function among Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Dysphagia

Introduction: The videofluoroscopic dysphagia scale (VDS) is used to predict the long-term prognosis of dysphagia among patients with the condition. Previously, a modified version of the VDS (mVDS) was established to overcome the relatively low inter-rater reliability of VDS, and was verified in pat...

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Autores principales: Lee, Byung Joo, Eo, Hyoshin, Park, Donghwi
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8509220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34640316
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10194300
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author Lee, Byung Joo
Eo, Hyoshin
Park, Donghwi
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description Introduction: The videofluoroscopic dysphagia scale (VDS) is used to predict the long-term prognosis of dysphagia among patients with the condition. Previously, a modified version of the VDS (mVDS) was established to overcome the relatively low inter-rater reliability of VDS, and was verified in patients with dysphagia, such as stroke patients. However, the validity of mVDS in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has never been proved. Therefore, in this study, we attempted to seek the validity of the mVDS score in patients with ALS suffering from dysphagia. Method: Data from the videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) of 34 patients with ALS and dysphagia were retrospectively collected. We investigated the presence of aspiration pneumonia and the selected feeding method based on the VFSS. We also evaluated the correlations between the mVDS and the selected feeding method, and between the mVDS and the presence of aspiration pneumonia. Multivariate logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses were performed during the data analysis. Results: In patients with ALS and dysphagia, the mVDS scores were statistically correlated with the selected feeding method (p < 0.05) and the presence of aspiration pneumonia (p < 0.05). In the ROC curve analysis, the area under the ROC curve values for the selected feeding method and the presence of aspiration pneumonia were 0.886 (95% confidence interval (CI), 0.730–0.969; p < 0.0001) and 0.886 (95% CI, 0.730–0.969; p < 0.0001), respectively. Conclusion: The mVDS can be a useful tool for quantifying the severity of dysphagia and interpreting the VFSS findings in patients with ALS and dysphagia. However, further studies involving a more general population of patients with ALS are needed to elucidate a more accurate cut-off value for the allowance of oral feeding and the presence of aspiration pneumonia.
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spelling pubmed-85092202021-10-13 Usefulness of the Modified Videofluoroscopic Dysphagia Scale in Evaluating Swallowing Function among Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Dysphagia Lee, Byung Joo Eo, Hyoshin Park, Donghwi J Clin Med Article Introduction: The videofluoroscopic dysphagia scale (VDS) is used to predict the long-term prognosis of dysphagia among patients with the condition. Previously, a modified version of the VDS (mVDS) was established to overcome the relatively low inter-rater reliability of VDS, and was verified in patients with dysphagia, such as stroke patients. However, the validity of mVDS in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has never been proved. Therefore, in this study, we attempted to seek the validity of the mVDS score in patients with ALS suffering from dysphagia. Method: Data from the videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) of 34 patients with ALS and dysphagia were retrospectively collected. We investigated the presence of aspiration pneumonia and the selected feeding method based on the VFSS. We also evaluated the correlations between the mVDS and the selected feeding method, and between the mVDS and the presence of aspiration pneumonia. Multivariate logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses were performed during the data analysis. Results: In patients with ALS and dysphagia, the mVDS scores were statistically correlated with the selected feeding method (p < 0.05) and the presence of aspiration pneumonia (p < 0.05). In the ROC curve analysis, the area under the ROC curve values for the selected feeding method and the presence of aspiration pneumonia were 0.886 (95% confidence interval (CI), 0.730–0.969; p < 0.0001) and 0.886 (95% CI, 0.730–0.969; p < 0.0001), respectively. Conclusion: The mVDS can be a useful tool for quantifying the severity of dysphagia and interpreting the VFSS findings in patients with ALS and dysphagia. However, further studies involving a more general population of patients with ALS are needed to elucidate a more accurate cut-off value for the allowance of oral feeding and the presence of aspiration pneumonia. MDPI 2021-09-22 /pmc/articles/PMC8509220/ /pubmed/34640316 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10194300 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Eo, Hyoshin
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Usefulness of the Modified Videofluoroscopic Dysphagia Scale in Evaluating Swallowing Function among Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Dysphagia
title Usefulness of the Modified Videofluoroscopic Dysphagia Scale in Evaluating Swallowing Function among Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Dysphagia
title_full Usefulness of the Modified Videofluoroscopic Dysphagia Scale in Evaluating Swallowing Function among Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Dysphagia
title_fullStr Usefulness of the Modified Videofluoroscopic Dysphagia Scale in Evaluating Swallowing Function among Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Dysphagia
title_full_unstemmed Usefulness of the Modified Videofluoroscopic Dysphagia Scale in Evaluating Swallowing Function among Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Dysphagia
title_short Usefulness of the Modified Videofluoroscopic Dysphagia Scale in Evaluating Swallowing Function among Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Dysphagia
title_sort usefulness of the modified videofluoroscopic dysphagia scale in evaluating swallowing function among patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and dysphagia
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8509220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34640316
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10194300
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