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Title: | Developing and pilot-testing an Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Screening Tool for children with cerebral palsy aged 4 – 6 years |
Authors: | Hettiarachchi, S. Ravihari, M.G.I. |
Keywords: | Mass Screening-Methods Cerebral Palsy Deglutition Deglutition-Physiology Deglutition Disorders Deglutition Disorders-Diagnosis Deglutition Disorders-Etiology Deglutition Disorders-Physiopathology Child |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
Publisher: | Sri Lanka Medical Association |
Citation: | Sri Lanka Medical Association, 133rd Anniversary International Medical Congress. 2020; 56-57 |
Abstract: | INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) demonstrate a variety of dysphagic symptoms. Speech and language therapists (SLTs) are mainly involved in the diagnosis and management of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD). Objectives were to develop a screening tool to detect OPD among children with CP aged 4 – 6 years, Pilot test the OPD screening tool with SLTs for children with CP aged between 4 – 6 years and to identify the test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability of the developed screening tool. METHODS: The screening tool was developed based on the Dysphagia Disorder Survey (DDS) with the assistance of an expert panel of speech and language therapists (SLTs) and a pilot study. The study included 30 children with CP aged between 4;0 – 6;0 years. The OPD Screening Tool conduct together with expert SLTs to evaluate the inter-rater reliability and the study was conducted initially and 2 hours later by the researcher to evaluate test-retest reliability. RESULTS: The OPD Screening tool was shown to be reliable and applicable in detecting dysphagia amongst children with CP. The content validity was assessed by the five expert SLTs. The test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability of the OPD Screening Tool was calculated and it was relatively high. CONCLUSION: The screening tool was shown to be a reliable tool and it was found to be a tool that easy administer in clinical setting to detect OPD in young children with CP. |
Description: | Poster Presentation Abstract (PP21), 133rd Anniversary International Medical Congress, Sri Lanka Medical Association, 24th – 26th July 2020,Sri Lanka |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/23117 |
ISSN: | 0009-0895 |
Appears in Collections: | Conference Papers |
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