Publications by authors named "Erika S Armstrong"
Graduate students in occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant, and speech-language pathology programs in the United States were surveyed using an online questionnaire in spring 2020. The 1,916 students reported on mental health diagnoses and completed the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale and three Hewitt-Flett Perfectionism subscales. Students in all four programs scored significantly higher than national norms on depression, anxiety, and stress; and females scored higher than males on anxiety and stress.
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- - The study examined the use of fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) to assess breastfeeding in premature infants with feeding difficulties in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) setting.
- - Results showed that the procedure was safe, with no adverse events reported, and it successfully allowed visualization of human milk in the throats of two infants during breastfeeding.
- - The findings suggest FEES-B is feasible for these infants, but further research is needed to evaluate its overall effectiveness in managing feeding challenges.
Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of videofluoroscopy (VFSS) and endoscopy (FEES) in detecting laryngeal penetration and tracheal aspiration in bottle-fed young infants in the NICU.
Study Design: VFSS and FEES findings of 22 infants were compared to each other and to a composite reference standard in this prospective study. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values were calculated for each assessment.