Introduction Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a clinical hallmark of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM). This study investigated predictors, outcome, and characteristics oropharyngeal in patients with different types IIM. Methods Flexible endoscopic evaluation swallowing (FEES) videos 71 IIM were retrospectively analyzed for bolus spillage, penetration, aspiration, pharyngeal residue. Based on th...

Background Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) measures provide direct and valuable information on treatment efficacy quality of life. However, the commonly-used PRO in Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) have several psychometric limitations. The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) is an NIH initiative, with PROs developed validated different medical conditions. ...