Impact and management of drooling in children with neurological disorders: an Italian Delphi consensus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rate of chronic drooling in children older than 4 years is 0.5%, but it rises to 60% in those with neurological disorders. Physical and psychosocial consequences lead to a reduction in the quality of Life (QoL) of affected patients; however, the problem remains under-recognized and under-treated. We conducted an Italian consensus through a modified Delphi survey to discuss the current treatment paradigm of drooling in pediatric patients with neurological disorders.

Methods

After reviewing the literature, a board of 10 experts defined some statements to be administered to a multidisciplinary panel through an online encrypted platform. The answers to the questions were based on a 1-5 Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree; 5 = strongly agree). The scores were group

SUBMITTER: Riva A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9297577 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature