Table 3.
DST and the 3OZwst
| DST Items | Weight | Yes | |
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| N | % | ||
| 1. Does food sometimes go down the wrong pipe? | 1 | 15 | 6 |
| 2. Does your voice sometimes sound “gurgly” or wet when you eat? | 2 | 34 | 15 |
| 3. Is eating sometimes less enjoyable than it used to be? | 1 | 86 | 37 |
| 4. Do you sometimes have trouble clearing food from your mouth in one swallow? | 1 | 109 | 47 |
| 5. Do you sometimes get the feeling that food is stuck in your throat? | 2 | 48 | 21 |
| 6. Have you had repeated pneumonia or other respiratory illnesses? | 2 | 56 | 24 |
| 7. Have you ever lost weight without trying? | 2 | 75 | 32 |
| 8. Do you often have trouble swallowing medications? | 2 | 53 | 23 |
| 9. Do you often choke or cough when you eat solid foods or swallow liquids? | 2 | 114 | 49 |
| 10. Do you often have difficulty swallowing a specific food or liquid? | 2 | 43 | 18 |
| DST | |||
| Less or equal to 6 | 44.1 | ||
| 7 or more | 40.1 | ||
| Missing | 15.8 | ||
| N | % | Valid % | |
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| 3OZwst | |||
| No problem | 170 | 62.5 | 72.6 |
| Cough | 21 | 7.7 | 9 |
| Wet voice | 24 | 8.8 | 10.3 |
| Both | 19 | 7 | 8.1 |
Abbreviations: DST, Dysphagia Self-Test; 3OZwst, 3 ounce Water Swallow Test.