Measurement Techniques and Properties of Single-item Measures for the Evaluation of Oropharyngeal Muscle Function in Adults with Dysphagia

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Kelly, E., Hako, J., Creagh Chapman, A., Fazzini, B., Stephens, T., Speyer, R., Sutt, A.-L., Puthucheary, Z. Dysphagia DOI: 10.1007/s00455-026-10957-0

Abstract: Muscle dysfunction is a critical construct in dysphagia. Despite the availability of diverse techniques to evaluate muscle function, a comprehensive synthesis of measurement items and their properties is lacking. A systematic review of studies examining the measurement techniques used to directly evaluate oropharyngeal muscle function was performed.

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