Speyer, R;
Cordier, R;
Kim, J-H;
Cocks, N;
Michou, E;
Wilkes-Gillan, S;
(2019)
Prevalence of drooling, swallowing, and feeding problems in cerebral palsy across the lifespan: a systematic review and meta-analyses.
[Review].
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
, 61
(11)
pp. 1249-1258.
10.1111/dmcn.14316.
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Abstract
AIM To determine the prevalence of drooling, swallowing, and feeding problems in persons with cerebral palsy (CP) across the lifespan. METHOD A systematic review was conducted using five different databases (AMED, CINAHL, Embase, MEDLINE, and PubMed). The selection process was completed by two independent researchers and the methodological quality of included studies was assessed using the STROBE and AXIS guidelines. Meta-analyses were conducted to determine pooled prevalence estimates of drooling, swallowing, and feeding problems with stratified group analyses by type of assessment and Gross Motor Function Classification System level. RESULTS A total of 42 studies were included. Substantial variations in selected outcome measures and variables were observed, and data on adults were limited. Pooled prevalence estimates determined by meta-analyses were as high as 44.0% (95% confidence interval [CI] 35.6–52.7) for drooling, 50.4% (95% CI 36.0–64.8) for swallowing problems, and 53.5% (95% CI 40.7–65.9) for feeding problems. Group analyses for type of assessments were nonsignificant; however, more severely impaired functioning in CP was associated with concomitant problems of increased drooling, swallowing, and feeding. INTERPRETATION Drooling, swallowing, and feeding problems are very common in people with CP. Consequently, they experience increased risks of malnutrition and dehydration, aspiration pneumonia, and poor quality of life.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Prevalence of drooling, swallowing, and feeding problems in cerebral palsy across the lifespan: a systematic review and meta-analyses |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/dmcn.14316 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.14316 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2019 The Authors Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Mac Keith Press.This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10083766 |
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