title: Oropharyngeal dysphagia: screening and assessment.
abstract: This article provides an overview of bedside screening and assessment tools in patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia including the diagnostic performance of screening tools; the gold standards in assessment of dysphagia (videofluoroscopic and fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing); a variety of clinical assessment tools; patient self-evaluation questionnaires; and a list of supplementary methods. In addition, some methodologic issues are discussed, and the need for standardization of terminology, screening and assessment protocols, and the call for evidence-based clinical guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Speech Pathology, School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University, 1 Discovery Drive, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia; Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, Leiden, 2333 ZA, The Netherlands. Electronic address: renee.speyer@jcu.edu.au.
authors.forename: Renée
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Speyer
mesh_terms: D003679:Deglutition; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D003945:Diagnosis, Oral; D003948:Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D063189:Symptom Assessment / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Assessment; Diagnostic performance; Methodology; Oropharyngeal dysphagia; Quality of life; Reliability; Screening