Journal article
The Drooling Impact Scale: A measure of the impact of drooling in children with developmental disabilities
SM Reid, HM Johnson, DS Reddihough
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology | WILEY | Published : 2010
Abstract
Aim: To describe the development and clinimetric properties of a new scale to evaluate changes in the impact of drooling in children with developmental disabilities. Method: After examining the properties of potential items, 10 items were retained for inclusion in the final Drooling Impact Scale. The clinimetric properties of the scale were evaluated using data from two convenience samples of children attending a saliva-control clinic: a stable group (n=31, 22 males, nine females; mean age 10y 7mo, SD 4y 5mo, range 3y 6mo-18y 3mo; cerebral palsy [CP] n=17, intellectual disability n=10; non-ambulatory n=13, nonverbal n=12) and an intervention group (n=49, 29 males, 20 females; mean age 11y, S..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the support of the Marian & E H Flack Trust and the Royal Children's Hospital Waverley Auxiliary for providing funding for this project, Christine Westbury for help with data collection, Associate Professor Susan Donath for statistical advice, and the children and their families for their willing participation.