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. 2023 Jun 17;7(5):igad052. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igad052

Table 1.

Psychometric Quality Assessment of Identified Instruments

Concept/construct No. Instrument Score (rating)
Swallowing ability 1 Albertinen Dementia dysphagia screening (ADDS) 4 (low)
2 Clinical swallowing examination (CSE) 1 (low)
3 Eating assessment tool (EAT) 3 (low)
4 Fiberoptic endoscopic examination of swallowing (FEES) 4 (low)
5 Food intake level scale (FILS) 4 (low)
6 Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) 2 (low)
7 Measures of bolus flow direction and clearance 0 (low)
8 Measures of range of motion 2 (low)
9 3-oz water swallow test 3 (low)
10 Modified water swallow test (MWST) 5 (low)
11 Normalized residue ratio scale (NRRS) 5 (low)
12 Penetration-aspiration scale (PAS) 3 (low)
13 Questionnaire for Identifying Risk of Oropharyngeal Dysphasia in Elderly Patients with Dementia 1 (low)
14 Repetitive saliva swallow test (RSST) 6 (moderate)
15 Screening tool for acute neurological dysphagia (STAND) 5 (low)
16 Seirei dysphasia screening questionnaire 2 (low)
17 Swallowing duration measures 2 (low)
18 Swallowing Rating Scale (SRS) 6 (moderate)
19 Timed water swallow test (TWST) 3 (low)
20 Video fluoroscopic evaluation of swallowing (VFSS) 2 (low)
21 Yale swallow protocol (YSP) 1 (low)
22 Test of masticating and swallowing solids (TOMASS) 2 (low)
23 Dysphagia severity scale (DDS) 6 (moderate)
24 Food test (FT) 4 (low)
25 Gugging swallowing screen (GSS) 2 (low)
26 Standardized swallowing assessment (SSA) 2 (low)
27 Volume-viscosity swallowing test (V–VST) 5 (low)
Biting/ chewing ability 28 Masticatory efficiency 4 (low)
29 Maximum occlusal force 4 (low)
30 Palpation of masseter muscle tension (PMMT) 4 (low)
31 Subjective Masticatory Index 3 (low)
32 Subjective mastication comfort analysis 2 (low)
33 Subjective 5 food mastication ability 3 (low)
34 Two-color chewing gum mixing ability test 1 (low)
35 Chewing capacity assessment 4 (low)