?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Creation+of+a+13-Item+Bedside+Dysphagia+Screening+Test&rft.creator=Mandysova%2C+Petra&rft.creator=%C5%A0kvr%C5%88%C3%A1kov%C3%A1%2C+Jana&rft.creator=Ehler%2C+Edvard&rft.creator=%C4%8Cern%C3%BD%2C+Michal&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Dysphagia+is+a+common+problem+that+affects+people+with+many+health+conditions+and+that+can+have+serious+complications.+Various+dysphagia+screening+tests+exist%3B+however%2C+their+creation+was+associated+with+certain+weaknesses%2C+e.g.+none+of+them+used+%E2%80%9Cobjective%E2%80%9D+instrumental+tests+(e.g.%2C+videofluoroscopy+or+flexible+endoscopic+examination+of+swallowing%2C+FEES)+in+all+patients+to+verify+the+results.+In+addition%2C+most+dysphagia+screening+tests+were+developed+for+stroke+patients.+The+purpose+of+this+study+was+to+fill+this+gap.+Our+research+included+not+only+patients+with+stroke+but+also+patients+with+other+neurological+and+otorhinolaryngologic+conditions.+We+tested+33+physical+examination+items+in+44+patients+and+analyzed+the+results+by+comparing+them+to+FEES+results.+Our+study+is+the+first+one+that+performed+this+kind+of+comparison+in+all+the+patients+enrolled+in+the+study.+Data+mining+was+used+to+create+a+13-item+dysphagia+screening+test+that+has+88.2%25+sensitivity.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-01-20&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7249%2F1%2F2010-4-6.pdf&rft.identifier=++Mandysova%2C+Petra+and+%C5%A0kvr%C5%88%C3%A1kov%C3%A1%2C+Jana+and+Ehler%2C+Edvard+and+%C4%8Cern%C3%BD%2C+Michal++(2011)+Creation+of+a+13-Item+Bedside+Dysphagia+Screening+Test.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7249%2F