Turkish Validation of The Drooling Impact Scale

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the reliability and construct validity of the Turkish version of the Drooling Impact Scale in children with cerebral palsy

Conditions

• Hypersalivation
• Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

OTHER

Drooling Impact Scale

A scale with 10 items which are scored with visual analog scale from1 to 10. Drooling impact increases with increased scores.

OTHER

Drooling Frequency and Severity Scale

In this scale, parents or care givers were asked to rate the severity and frequency of drooling, classifying severity of drooling using a 5-level domain ranging from 1 (dry) to 5 (profuse drooling). The frequency of drooling was classified using a 4-level domain ranging from 1(no drooling) to 4 (constant drooling)

OTHER

The Caregiver Priorities and Child Health Index of Life with Disabilities (CPCHILD™)

A quality of life scale that measure caregivers' perspectives on the health status, comfort, well being, and ease of caregiving of children with severe developmental disabilities. CPCHILD consists of 36 items distributed over six sections representing the following domains: (1) Personal Care (eight items); (2) Positioning, Transfer, and Mobility (eight items); (3) Communication and Social Interaction (seven items); (4) Comfort, Emotions, and Behaviour (nine items); (5) Health (three items); and (6) Overall Quality Of Life (one item). For the sections which involve the performance of skills, the degree of difficulty of accomplishing each task or activity was rated on a 7-point ordinal scale anchored by 0 ('No problem at all') to 6 ('Impossible').

OTHER

Drooling Quotient (DQ)

DQ is a semi-quantitative method that assesses the presence of newly formed saliva on the lips every 15 seconds with 40 observations in 10 minutes, expressed as a percentage based on the ratio between the number of observed drooling episodes and the total number of observations.

OTHER

Patient and caregiver visual analog scale (VAS) for drooling

Patients will be asked to score their children's drooling severity on a visual analog scale (0-100 mm, 0 none to 100 severe)

OTHER

Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS)

Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) which is a 7-point ordinal scale document the functional level of oral intake of food and liquid.

OTHER

number of bibs daily used

Parents will be asked their children's number of bibs daily used.

OTHER

number of hospital admissions per year related to respiratory infections

Parents will be asked their children's number of hospital admissions per year related to respiratory infections.

OTHER

Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)

The GMFCS describes self-initiated movement and use of assistive devices (walkers, crutches, canes, wheelchairs) for mobility during an individual's usual activity.

OTHER

Manual Ability Classification System (MACS)

The MACS is also a simple, five-point ordinal classification system and was designed for use in children ages 4-18 years. The MACS is a validated measure in cerebral palsy that can be used to classify a child's typical use of both hands and upper limbs.

OTHER

Communication Function Classification System (CFCS)

The CFCS is a simple, five-point ordinal classification system that assesses everyday communication (not optimal communication) of children with cerebral palsy.

OTHER

Eating and Drinking Ability Classification System (EDACS)

EDACS is a measure to assess eating and drinking ability for children with CP, ages 3 and older. This classification is a simple five-point ordinal system.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Marmara University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Evrim Karadag Saygi, Prof · Marmara University

• Nida Yektauşakları, PT · Marmara University School of Health Sciences

• Fatma Özer, Student · Marmara University

Eligibility

Min Age

4 Years

Max Age

16 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-11-25

Primary Completion

2020-08-30

Completion

2020-08-30

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations