Accuracy of tongue strength, endurance, and pressure using Iowa oral performance instrument and predictors of dysphagia in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Decreased tongue strength, pressure, and endurance are key indicators in determining oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD). This study aimed to examine the accuracy of the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI) in assessing tongue strength, endurance, and pressure, and to identify predictors of OD.

Methods

In this study, we analyzed data of community-dwelling older adults (age ≥ 65 years) collected between March to December 2022. The accuracy for IOPI was examined with Receiver operating characteristic curve using area under the ROC curve (AUC), sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp) and optimal cutoff with Youden index (J). Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis for predictors of OD were performed presenting odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (C

SUBMITTER: Chou YF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11931766 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature