International Journal of Neurorehabilitation

Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Section of Pediatrics, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

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• Research Article   
  Comparing Subjective Scales for Rating Drooling: A Pilot, Bicentric, Study
  Author(s): Martina Giorgia Perinelli, Antonella Riva*, Camilla Federici, Elisabetta Amadori, Emilia Viscardi, Gaetano Terrone, Laura Siri, Alberto Verrotti and Pasquale Striano*
  
  Purpose: To evaluate the differences among the major subjective scales used to rate drooling in children with neurological disorders. Patient and Methods: Children with neurological disorders of broad aetiologies were recruited and three different subjective scales were administered: the Drooling Impact Scale (DIS), the modified Teachers' Drooling Scale (mTDS), and the Drooling Severity and Frequency Scale (DSFS). Participants were then divided into 2 groups (A and B) according to the score obtained on the DSFS scale. The Mann-Whitney U test was applied to verify and quantify the difference between the DIS scores obtained in the two groups. The Pearson's correlation was used to verify the correlation between the DSFS score and the DIS total (DIS-tot) score, the DSFS score and DIS (domain 1 to 5) score, and the DSFS score and .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2376-0281.2022.9.478

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