Self-perceptions of speech, voice, and swallowing in motor phenotypes of Parkinson's disease

Introduction: The ability of people with Parkinson's Disease (PWPD) to perceive and identify impairments related to communication and swallowing is often impaired. This impairment prolongs the time to diagnosis of dysphonia and dysphagia, and can delay implementation of speech or swallowing the...

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Main Authors: Matthew Dumican, Christopher Watts
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590112520300426
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description Introduction: The ability of people with Parkinson's Disease (PWPD) to perceive and identify impairments related to communication and swallowing is often impaired. This impairment prolongs the time to diagnosis of dysphonia and dysphagia, and can delay implementation of speech or swallowing therapy. We have limited knowledge of how different motor phenotypes of PD impact speech, voice and swallowing, nor how PWPD perceive these impacts. The purpose of this study was to identify how perceptions of speech and voice impairments predict dysphagia in PD, and how those perceptions differ between motor phenotypes. Methods: 38 PWPD completed clinical surveys including V-RQOL, DHI, and a speech, voice, and swallow symptom questionnaire. Participants were categorized as either tremor dominant (TD) or non-tremor dominant (NTD) phenotypes. Multiple regression and MANOVA were utilized to identify predictors of dysphagia perceptions, and for differentiating between motor phenotype based on perceptual severity. Results: Perceptions of speech and voice impairment predicted perceptions of swallow impairment regardless of phenotype (p < .05, CI = 0.08–0.77). NTD participants reported significantly more communication and swallowing impairments than TD (p < .05) and perceived communication impairment severity was the strongest predictor of group classification (OR = 0.50). The survey battery displayed a robust discriminatory ability between phenotype (AUC = 0.87, CI = 0.76–0.98). Conclusion: The use of a noninvasive and cost-efficient survey battery may be useful in predicting patient perceived swallow impairment in PWPD. Speech, voice, and swallow impairments based on survey responses were found to differ between motor phenotypes.
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spelling doaj.art-61500023d0f14eda8fd7186090728a462022-12-21T22:21:22ZengElsevierClinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders2590-11252020-01-013100074Self-perceptions of speech, voice, and swallowing in motor phenotypes of Parkinson's diseaseMatthew Dumican0Christopher Watts1Corresponding author.; Texas Christian University, 3305 W Cantey Street, Fort Worth, TX 76109, United StatesTexas Christian University, 3305 W Cantey Street, Fort Worth, TX 76109, United StatesIntroduction: The ability of people with Parkinson's Disease (PWPD) to perceive and identify impairments related to communication and swallowing is often impaired. This impairment prolongs the time to diagnosis of dysphonia and dysphagia, and can delay implementation of speech or swallowing therapy. We have limited knowledge of how different motor phenotypes of PD impact speech, voice and swallowing, nor how PWPD perceive these impacts. The purpose of this study was to identify how perceptions of speech and voice impairments predict dysphagia in PD, and how those perceptions differ between motor phenotypes. Methods: 38 PWPD completed clinical surveys including V-RQOL, DHI, and a speech, voice, and swallow symptom questionnaire. Participants were categorized as either tremor dominant (TD) or non-tremor dominant (NTD) phenotypes. Multiple regression and MANOVA were utilized to identify predictors of dysphagia perceptions, and for differentiating between motor phenotype based on perceptual severity. Results: Perceptions of speech and voice impairment predicted perceptions of swallow impairment regardless of phenotype (p < .05, CI = 0.08–0.77). NTD participants reported significantly more communication and swallowing impairments than TD (p < .05) and perceived communication impairment severity was the strongest predictor of group classification (OR = 0.50). The survey battery displayed a robust discriminatory ability between phenotype (AUC = 0.87, CI = 0.76–0.98). Conclusion: The use of a noninvasive and cost-efficient survey battery may be useful in predicting patient perceived swallow impairment in PWPD. Speech, voice, and swallow impairments based on survey responses were found to differ between motor phenotypes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590112520300426Parkinson's diseaseTremorPhenotypeSpeechVoiceSwallowing
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Self-perceptions of speech, voice, and swallowing in motor phenotypes of Parkinson's disease
Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Parkinson's disease
Tremor
Phenotype
Speech
Voice
Swallowing
title Self-perceptions of speech, voice, and swallowing in motor phenotypes of Parkinson's disease
title_full Self-perceptions of speech, voice, and swallowing in motor phenotypes of Parkinson's disease
title_fullStr Self-perceptions of speech, voice, and swallowing in motor phenotypes of Parkinson's disease
title_full_unstemmed Self-perceptions of speech, voice, and swallowing in motor phenotypes of Parkinson's disease
title_short Self-perceptions of speech, voice, and swallowing in motor phenotypes of Parkinson's disease
title_sort self perceptions of speech voice and swallowing in motor phenotypes of parkinson s disease
topic Parkinson's disease
Tremor
Phenotype
Speech
Voice
Swallowing
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