Table 4.

Association of Domain Summative Scores, PASmax, VFSS intake recommendations and FSIS

Spearman correlation of VFSS domain scores with feeding and quality of life measures

Domaina
Measure	Lingual Motion/Pharyngeal Swallow Initiation		Palatal Pharyngeal Approximation		Airway Invasion/Laryngeal Closure		Aspiration		Pharyngeal Transport and Clearance
	rS	P value	rS	P value	rS	P value	rS	P value	rS	P value
FS-IS:
Limits subscale	0.13	0.04	−0.06	0.29	−0.04	0.47	−0.04	0.47	−0.08	0.15
Prevents subscale	0.12	0.06	−0.08	0.15	−0.08	0.15	−0.12	0.04	−0.05	0.43
Worry subscale	0.09	0.15	0.01	0.85	−0.01	0.92	−0.05	0.36	0.10	0.10
Feeding subscale	0.10	0.14	−0.01	0.90	0.03	0.61	−0.04	0.50	0.02	0.71
Worry breathing item	0.08	0.23	0.09	0.14	0.04	0.49	0.02	0.68	0.12	0.04
Feeding recs:
Post VFSS	−0.13	0.046	0.19	0.001	0.14	0.02	0.34	<0.001	0.22	<0.001
Pre VFSS	−0.04	0.56	0.11	0.05	−0.02	0.76	0.18	0.002	0.13	0.02
Change (Post – Pre)	0.06	0.33	−0.02	0.69	−0.11	0.06	−0.05	0.42	−0.01	0.80
PAS(max)	−0.10	0.14	0.11	0.06	0.66	<0.001	0.88	<0.001	0.21	<0.001

FS-IS Feeding/Swallowing Impact Survey, VFSS Video Fluoroscopic Swallow Study, PAS Penetration Aspiration Scale

^aCFA component factor groups were reordered and labeled in order of swallow physiology as above: Lingual Motion/Pharyngeal Swallow Initiation, Palatal Pharyngeal Approximation, Airway Invasion/Laryngeal Closure, Aspiration, and Pharyngeal Transport and Clearance