The Dysphagia Handicap Index (DHI)—Normative Values. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

As the dysphagia handicap index (DHI) becomes more commonly used in clinical practice as a diagnostic tool, it is essential to establish the normative value of DHI. The main purpose of this study is to determine the normative value of DHI among subjects who had no history of dysphagia or neurologica...

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Published inDysphagia Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 1005 - 1009
Main Authors Sobol, Maria, Kober, Anna M., Sielska-Badurek, Ewelina M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.12.2021
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Analysis
Deglutition disorders
Dysphagia
Gastroenterology
Hepatology
Imaging
Information management
Medical diagnosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Meta-analysis
Nervous system diseases
Neurological diseases
Original Article
Otolaryngology
Otorhinolaryngology
Radiology
Throat
Normative values
Systematic review
DHI
Meta-analysis
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Summary:As the dysphagia handicap index (DHI) becomes more commonly used in clinical practice as a diagnostic tool, it is essential to establish the normative value of DHI. The main purpose of this study is to determine the normative value of DHI among subjects who had no history of dysphagia or neurological disease as well as no history of head or neck malignancy. A systematic literature search was performed using PubMed, Scopus and ScienceDirect to access relevant databases and to locate outcome studies. Eligibility criteria included type of publication, participant characteristics and report of outcomes. Data analysis were conducted using meta-analysis method. Five articles were included for the final analysis. The normative value of DHI was 2.49 with confidence interval of 0.51–4.48 for a group of 323 subjects, age range of 20–86 years.
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ISSN:0179-051X
1432-0460
1432-0460
DOI:10.1007/s00455-020-10231-x