The Use of a Myofunctional Device in an Aged Care Population for Oral Care and Swallowing: A Feasibility Study †
Abstract
:INTRODUCTION
METHOD
Setting and Participants
Intervention
Data Collection
Recruitment and retention
Adherence
Acceptability
Clinical Outcome Measures
Data Analysis
RESULTS
Inter-assessor Reliability
Feasibility Outcomes
Recruitment and Retention
Adherence
Acceptability
“chewing meals was easier after device use, 5 mins too long of time to do, 3 minutes easier to do” (Participant 3).
“comfortable at 2–3 minutes of use. The longer used the more uncomfortable after 2–3 minutes” (Participant 8).
Collection of Outcome Measures
DISCUSSION
Limitations
Future Directions
CONCLUSION
Author Contributions
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Outcome Measure | Area of Evaluation | Description |
Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT) (Chalmers et al., 2004) | Oral health | Reliable and valid screening tool for use in aged care and with cognitive impairment. Approximately 7–8 minutes to administer; 8 items. Rating scale 0 = healthy, 1 = changes, 2 = unhealthy; Total score possible = 16. The higher the score, the worse the oral health. Items that score 1 indicate intervention is required, and items scoring 2 indicate referral to a dental professional is required. |
Test of Mastication and Swallowing Solids (TOMASS) (Huckabee et al., 2018) | Mastication ability | Quantitative assessment of solid bolus ingestion. Sensitive in detecting changes in performance ability of mastication; high interrater and test-retest reliability. Count number of bites, number of masticatory cycles per bite, and number of swallows per bite. More likely to identify patients with subtle oral phase impairment or bolus transition issues. Normative ranges in older adults: number of bites (male = 1.47; female = 1.87), time (male = 32.61s; female = 41.85s), total number of swallows (male = 3.61/female = 3.5), masticatory cycle (male = 37.6; female = 41.65). |
Timed Water Swallow Test (TWST) (Hughes & Wiles, 1996) | Aspiration risk | Swallow speed is a sensitive indicator for identifying patients at risk of swallow dysfunction. Choking on 100ml TWST may be a potential indicator for follow-up aspiration. Measures swallow time, number of swallows and observes for signs of choking. Abnormal swallow is defined as a speed below 10ml/s (amount of water divided by elapsed time); count the number of swallows taken to consume 100ml of water and time taken to consume 100ml of water. |
Mann Assessment of Swallowing Ability (MASA) (Mann, 2002) | Identify swallowing disorders | Screening bedside tool to identify eating and swallowing disorders in stroke and other diseases. Used to quantify aspiration risk; 24 clinical items; 4 components of the assessment include general patient examination, oral preparation, oral phase, and pharyngeal phase; 5–10 point rating scale. Total score possible = 200; >178 = normal, 168–177 = mild, 139–167 = moderate, <138 = severe. Risk of aspiration is defined by a sum of the 4 scores/categories, >170 = normal, 149–169 = mild, 141–148 = moderate, <140 = severe. |
Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) (Crary et al., 2005) | Functionality | Functional level of oral intake of food and liquid; interrater reliability high and sensitive to changes. 7-point ordinal scale: Levels 1–3 relate to non-oral feeding; Levels 4–7 relate to varying degrees of oral feeding; all levels focus on what is/not consumed orally. |
Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10) (Belafsky et al., 2008) | Self-perceived symptoms | Screen self-perceived symptoms of oropharyngeal dysphagia. Scores range from 0–40; Scores >3 indicates dysphagia. 10 questions rated on a 5-point scale, 0 = no problem, 4 = severe problem. Scores >15 indicate aspiration risk. An elevated score indicates a higher self-perception of dysphagia. |
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Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
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Age ≥ 65 years | On an end of life/palliative care pathway |
Ability to understand English and follow instructions for timed water swallow test and use of the myofunctional device | Inability to provide informed consent including diminished understanding or comprehension, or inadequate English proficiency to follow directions for the intervention |
Residents receiving texture modified diets (including normal cut up, easy chew, minced moist, and puree diets) and/or fluids | Conditions that interfere with a patient's ability to comply with all treatment(s) and procedure(s) and to follow study guidelines |
Residents with natural teeth, dentures (partial and full), or edentulous | Identified by the visiting oral health professional to have tooth mobility |
Identified Temporomandibular Dysfunction by dental practitioner |
Demographics | Age in years; Mean, (Range) | 87.1 (74-99) |
Gender, N (%) | 10 females (76.9%) | |
3 males (23.1%) | ||
Functional Status | Level of Care | *Low level 7 (53.8%) |
**Moderate level 6 (46.1%) | ||
Feeding ability | 13 could self-feed (100%) 3 required set-up of meals (23%) | |
Dentition | Natural teeth (15.4%) | |
Partial denture (23.1%) | ||
Upper denture (7.7%) | ||
Upper and lower denture (53.8%) | ||
Diet (IDDSI level) | Food | 13 IDDSI level 7 (easy to chew) (100%) |
3 Extra sauces required (23.1%) | ||
Drinks | 13 IDDSI level 0 (thin) (100%) | |
Medical Background (grouped by the number of residents presenting with each medical diagnosis) | Hypertension | 8 (61.5%) |
Depression | 6 (46.1%) | |
Cognitive Decline, Thyroid, | 3 (23%) | |
Arthritis | ||
Vision impairment, hearing impairment, cardiovascular disease, asthma, bladder cancer, Parkinson disease | 2 (15.3%) | |
Polio, transient ischemic attack, osteoporosis, prostate cancer, amputation, traumatic brain injury, diabetes, post-traumatic stress disorder | 1 (7.6%) |
Participant | Week 3 Adherence (%) | Week 5 Adherence (%) |
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1 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2 | 71.4 | 51.4 |
3 | 100.0 | 91.4 |
4 | 90.4 | 94.2 |
5 | 88.0 | 67.1 |
6 | 97.6 | 92.8 |
7 | 83.3 | 87.1 |
8 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
9 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
10 | 83.3 | 90.0 |
11 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
12 | 97.6 | 98.5 |
Average | 92.6 | 89.3 |
Targeted Outcome | No Change Number (%) | Unsure Number (%) | Positive Change Number (%) |
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Oral hygiene | 5 (45.4%) | 1 (9.0%) | 5 (45.4%) |
Saliva | 6 (54.5%) | 1 (9.0%) | 4 (36.3%) |
Swallowing | 9 (81.8%) | 2 (18.1%) | 0 |
Chewing | 7 (63.6%) | 2 (18.1%) | 2 (18.1%) |
Targeted Outcome | Unsure of Change Number (%) | Positive Change Number (%) |
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Oral hygiene | 4 (40%) | 6 (60%) |
Saliva | 8 (80%) | 2 (20%) |
Swallowing | 8 (80%) | 2 (20%) |
Chewing | 8 (80%) | 2 (20% |
Outcomes | Measurement | Criteria | Average Percentage for all Participants |
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Study Recruitment and Retention | |||
Recruitment consent rate | Proportion of eligible residents consented | >30% | 61.9 |
Recruitment retention rate | Proportion of residents who completed the 5-week intervention | >70% | 92.3 |
Adherence to the intervention protocol | |||
Occasions of use after 3 weeks | Total number of device usage from 42 possible occasions | >85% | 92.6 |
Occasions of use after 5 weeks | Total number of device usage from 70 possible occasions | >70% | 89.3 |
Acceptability | |||
Resident ease of use | Five-point Likert scale Very Easy – Very Difficult | 70% rate as easy or very easy | 100.0 |
Resident oral comfort | Five-point Likert scale Very Comfortable – Very Uncomfortable | 70% rate as comfortable or very comfortable | 90.9 |
Care staff perception of resident’s ease of device use | Five-point Likert scale Very Easy – Very Difficult | 70% rate as easy or very easy | 70.0 |
No impact on care staff workload (time) | Yes/Unsure/No | 70% respond Yes/Unsure | 70.0 |
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Shortland, H.-A.L.; Webb, G.; Vertigan, A.E.; Hewat, S. The Use of a Myofunctional Device in an Aged Care Population for Oral Care and Swallowing: A Feasibility Study. Int. J. Orofac. Myol. Myofunct. Ther. 2023, 49, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.2023.49.1.2
Shortland H-AL, Webb G, Vertigan AE, Hewat S. The Use of a Myofunctional Device in an Aged Care Population for Oral Care and Swallowing: A Feasibility Study. International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy. 2023; 49(1):1-13. https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.2023.49.1.2
Chicago/Turabian StyleShortland, Hollie-Ann L., Gwendalyn Webb, Anne E. Vertigan, and Sally Hewat. 2023. "The Use of a Myofunctional Device in an Aged Care Population for Oral Care and Swallowing: A Feasibility Study" International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy 49, no. 1: 1-13. https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.2023.49.1.2
APA StyleShortland, H.-A. L., Webb, G., Vertigan, A. E., & Hewat, S. (2023). The Use of a Myofunctional Device in an Aged Care Population for Oral Care and Swallowing: A Feasibility Study. International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy, 49(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.2023.49.1.2