title: Association between functionality assessment scales and the severity of dysphagia post-stroke.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the results of functionality scales and dysphagia severity determined from videofluoroscopy swallowing study (VSS) in post-stroke patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of 109 VSS analysis of post-stroke patients. From the exams was collected information on the diagnosis of dysphagia severity and evaluated regarding the swallowing functionality in an independent way by two evaluators.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A high number of discrete dysphagia was observed. In one third of dysphagic patients it was noticed the presence of tracheal aspiration. There was a significant association between the scores of Functional Oral Intake Scale and Dysphagia Outcome and Severity Scale in post-stroke patients which means when the swallowing is highly compromised, the level of intake by mouth will be smaller according to the evaluators' analysis (p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is an association between the scales and it can be used as evaluative benchmarks and in the management of clinical Speech Pathology intervention.
authors.affiliation: Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre (RS), Brasil.|Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre - UFCSPA - Porto Alegre (RS), Brasil.
authors.forename: Karen de Oliveira Dos
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Passos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre - UFCSPA - Porto Alegre (RS), Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Cristina de Almeida Freitas
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.affiliation: Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre (RS), Brasil.
authors.forename: Betina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Scheeren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*