Variability in quantitative outcomes of instrumental swallowing assessments in adults: a scoping review.

Purpose: To map scientific evidence on the variability of quantitative parameters extracted by instrumental swallowing assessment tests in adults, using the coefficient of variation.

Research Strategies: The methodological procedures recommended by the Joanna Briggs Institute and the extension for scoping reviews of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA-ScR) were followed.

Selection Criteria: The search was carried out in the Pubmed/Medline, Lilacs, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus and CINAHL databases, as well as in Google Scholar to consult the gray literature.

Quality of life in dysphagia and functional performance of cancer patients in palliative care.

Purpose: To correlate the functional performance and impact of dysphagia on the quality of life of cancer patients in palliative care.

Methods: This cross-sectional, quantitative study was conducted at the outpatient clinic and oncology ward of a university hospital. Inclusion criteria required patients to respond positively to the question: "Do you have difficulty or problems swallowing?".

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Yale Pharyngeal Residue Severity Rating Scale into Brazilian Portuguese.

Objective: To report the process of translation and cross-cultural adaptation of theYale Pharyngeal Residue Severity Rating Scale into Brazilian Portuguese.

Methods: Methodological study approved by the Ethics Committee of the Institution (nº 5.166.

Methodological Procedures to Acquire and Analyze Ultrasound Images of Swallowing: A Scoping Review.

This scoping review aimed to identify methodological procedures for acquiring and analyzing ultrasound images related to swallowing in adults and older adults. The inclusion criteria were based on the PCC strategy (participants, concept, and context), as follows: population (adults and older adults), concept (ultrasound assessment), and context (swallowing assessment). The review included observational, experimental, descriptive, and analytical studies and excluded those that were not available in full, animal studies, in vitro studies, letters to the editor, errata, study protocols, and those that used ultrasound for purposes other than swallowing.

Hyoid Bone Movement During Swallowing in Female Thyroidectomy Patients: A Kinematic Ultrasound Study.

The aim of this study was to investigate the measures of displacement, time and velocity of hyoid bone movement in female thyroidectomy patients. Fifty-eight ultrasound videos of 29 women during swallowing were analyzed. The sample was divided into experimental group (EG), composed of 12 women following total or partial thyroidectomy; and control group (CG) of 17 healthy women.

Olfactory and taste disorders in COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in primary health care.

Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of self-reported olfactory and taste disorders in non-hospitalized Brazilian adults who presented severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 infection symptoms and attended primary health care.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was based on a routine standardized diagnostic screening questionnaire applied in a Brazilian primary care facility. The olfactory and taste disorder occurrence was compared between severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2-positive and severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2-negative cases and described by age and sex.

Training to Analyze Functional Parameters with Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing: A Scoping Review.

Analyzing fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) is challenging and requires training to ensure the proficiency of health professionals and improve reliability. This scoping review aims to identify and map the available evidence on training health professionals to analyze FEES functional parameters. The method proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute and the PRISMA-ScR guidelines were followed.

Quantitative approach to analyze hyoid bone movement during swallowing by ultrasound: an integrative review.

Purpose: To synthesize the scientific knowledge on which measurements of hyoid bone movement during swallowing are obtained by ultrasonography and how to extract these measures.

Research Strategies: The PECO question and combinations of descriptors and keywords were formulated in the electronic databases Medline/PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Scopus and Lilacs.

Selection Criteria: Articles that used ultrasonography to analyze measurements of hyoid bone movement during swallowing were included, regardless of language, year of publication, or presence of deglutition disorders.

Relationship between microcephaly and indicators of social inequality in the state of Paraíba, Brazil.

Objective: • Seventy-four (33.18%) municipalities in the state of Paraíba registered live births with microcephaly. • The highest proportion of cases (23.

Voice Therapy for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil.

Objective: To characterize the clinical practice of Brazilian speech-language-hearing therapists regarding voice therapy for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Cross-sectional survey conducted remotely. Data were collected through a form shared online with approximately 1.

Thermography in complementary assessments of head and neck muscles: A scoping review.

Introduction: Infrared thermography has the potential to help assess human head and neck muscles, as thermal variation measurements due to muscle imbalance can contribute to the evaluation and therapeutic follow-up of various clinical conditions in the field of health.

Objective: This study investigated, with a scoping review, the use of infrared thermography in complementary assessments of human head and neck muscles to determine the extent of research on the topic, what methodologies are used in thermal assessment and thermographic analysis, what regions are assessed, and what results are expected in thermography.

Methods: LILACS, MEDLINE, SciELO, and Web of Science were the databases searched to identify articles published on the topic, with no restriction of language or time of publication.

Effects of photobiomodulation combined with orofacial myofunctional therapy on the quality of life of individuals with temporomandibular disorder.

Purpose: To analyze the impact of photobiomodulation combined with orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) on the oral health quality of life (OHQOL) of individuals with temporomandibular disorder, before and after the treatment.

Methods: Blind, controlled, randomized clinical trial with 34 volunteers randomly distributed into two groups: G1, who received OMT combined with photobiomodulation, and G2, treated with OMT combined with inactive laser. The subjects were first assessed with a visual analog scale (VAS) to classify them according to the degree of orofacial pain and with the Oral Health Impact Profile - Short Form (OHIP-14) regarding the impact on the OHQOL.

Swallowing disorders and associated factors in older adults living in nursing homes.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the frequency of swallowing disorders and the associated factors in older adults living in nursing homes.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with a sample of 73 older adults (≥ 60 years; mean age = 80 ± 7.49 years; female = 82.

Reliability of Ultrasound Examination of Hyoid Bone Displacement Amplitude: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

In swallowing, the hyoid bone moves up and forward in response to the activation of suprahyoid muscles, opening the upper esophageal sphincter and aiding the airway protection mechanism. This displacement measure has been analyzed with ultrasound images because this method does not expose the patient to radiation, has a good cost-benefit ratio, and is safe for the patient. However, there is no consensus on the reliability of this ultrasound measure.

Accuracy of an epidemiological oropharyngeal dysphagia screening for older adults.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of an epidemiological screening questionnaire for oropharyngeal dysphagia in older people.

Background: Determining the cut-off point and the accuracy of the self-reported epidemiological questionnaire for screening oropharyngeal dysphagia in older adults is important for mass screening, which may estimate the prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional diagnostic study with a convenience sample of 70 older adults over 60 years of age of both sexes, aged between 60 and 90 years (mean age 69.

Tongue measurements and pharyngeal residue in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

We aimed to analyze the relationship between tongue measurements and vallecular residue in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Twenty-one patients with ALS were assessed for posterior maximum tongue isometric pressure (PMTIP) and posterior tongue isometric endurance (PTIE) by the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument; vallecular residue after 10 ml of moderately thickened consistency by Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing; and tongue thickness (TT) by ultrasonography. PMTIP, PTIE and TT were decreased compared with the reference values for healthy individuals and were not different between patients with and without vallecular residue.

Translation and transcultural adaptation of the Modified Swallowing Assessment (MSA) to Brazilian Portuguese.

Purpose: To translate and adapt the Modified Swallowing Assessment (MSA) protocol for post-stroke patients into Brazilian Portuguese.

Methods: This is an initial stage of the Brazilian Portuguese Modified Swallowing Assessment validation process. Translation was performed by two bilingual speech therapists and the translations synthesis evaluations by two external dysphagia experts.

Urica-VV Scale: A New Research Perspective of The Stage of Readiness for Treatment in Patients with Dysphonia.

Objective: To obtain evidence of validity for the URICA-V scale and estimate the psychometric properties of its items based on item response theory (IRT).

Method: A total of 658 individuals of both sexes over 18 years of age were allocated into two groups: with dysphonia group (WDG) and vocally healthy group (VHG). A digital database was constructed with personal and professional data and item-by-item responses on the URICA-V scale.

Biomechanics of the tongue during swallowing after total laryngectomy: an integrative review.

Purpose: To synthesize the state of scientific knowledge about biomechanics of the tongue during swallowing after total laryngectomy.

Research Strategy: The PICO question and combinations of descriptors and single terms were formulated in the PubMed/Medline, EMBASE, LILACS, and SciELO databases.

Selection Criteria: Articles in Portuguese, English, or Spanish were included, without time limit, with results on the biomechanics of the tongue during swallowing and total laryngectomy, and studies on randomized or non-randomized clinical trials, cohort, case control, cross-sectional, case series, and case studies.

Oropharyngeal dysphagia frequency in older adults living in nursing homes: an integrative review.

Purpose: To synthesize the scientific knowledge on the frequency of oropharyngeal dysphagia in older adults living in nursing homes.

Research Strategies: The study question followed the PECO strategy and the search was performed in the Pubmed/Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, LILACS and SciELO databases, using keywords and specific free terms.

Selection Criteria: articles with no time or language restrictions that reported the frequency of oropharyngeal dysphagia in older adults living in nursing homes and the diagnostic criteria.

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Swallow Outcomes After Laryngectomy (SOAL) Questionnaire for Brazilian Portuguese.

Purpose: To adapt the Swallow Outcomes After Laryngectomy (SOAL) Questionnaire for the Brazilian culture.

Method: Validation study restricted to translation and cross-cultural adaptation. The following steps were taken: discussion of the need for the instrument in the Brazilian context, two independent translations, summary of the translations, analysis by a committee of 12 expert judges in dysphagia and oncology, analysis of the judges' comments and of the content validity indexes of each item and of the questionnaire as a whole, application of the questionnaire in a sample of 10 total laryngectomy patients, back translation and final summary.