Usefulness of the Modified Videofluoroscopic Dysphagia Scale in Choosing the Feeding Method for Stroke Patients with Dysphagia

Introduction: The Videofluoroscopic Dysphagia Scale (VDS) is used to predict the long-term prognosis of dysphagia in patients with strokes. However, inter-rater reliability VDS was low a previous study. To overcome mentioned limitations VDS, modified version (mVDS) created and clinically applied evaluate its usefulness choosing feeding method for stroke dysphagia. Methods: videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) data 56 were collected retrospectively. We investigated presence aspiration pneumonia selected method. also evaluated correlations between mVDS method, after stroke. Univariate logistic regression receiver operating characteristic analyses analysis. Results: (Cronbach ? value) total score 0.886, which consistent very good reliability. In all dysphagia, supratentorial subgroup, infratentorial scores statistically correlated (p < 0.05) 0.05). Conclusions: can be useful scale quantifying severity it tool clinical setting studies interpreting VFSS findings Further greater number various etiologies are required more generalized applications mVDS.