The Swallowing Clinical Assessment Score in Parkinson’s Disease (SCAS-PD) Is a Valid and Low-Cost Tool for Evaluation of Dysphagia: A Gold-Standard Comparison Study
Table 2
Demographic, cultural, and clinical characteristics of the sample.
Variables
Age (years), mean ± SD
68.8 ± 7.6
Gender, (%)
Male
14 (45.2)
Female
17 (54.8)
Education (years), median (min-max)
5 (3–7)
MoCA, mean ± SD
19.4 ± 5.4
Hohen and Yahr Scale, (%)
1
5 (16.1)
2
17 (54.8)
3
6 (19.4)
4
2 (6.5)
5
1 (3.2)
UPDRS part III, mean (min-max)
30 (1–65)
Duration of disease (years), median (min-max)
9 (6–12)
Severity of dysphagia
SCAS-PD, (%)
Normal
7 (22.6)
Functional
5 (22.5)
Mild
6 (19.4)
Moderate
6 (19.4)
Severe
4 (16.1)
VFSS, (%)
Normal
6 (22.6)
Functional
8 (29.0)
Mild
7 (22.6)
Moderate
6 (22.6)
Severe
1 (3.2)
MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; UPDRS, unified Parkinson’s disease rating scale; part III, motor examination; SCAS-PD, Swallowing Clinical Assessment Score in Parkinson’s disease; VFSS, videofluoroscopy swallowing study.
