Using the BaByVFSS Impairment Profile to Characterize the Impact of Thin and Mildly Thick Liquid Consistencies on Validated Physiological Components of Swallowing in Bottle-Fed Children
Our findings demonstrate improved swallow physiology and airway protection with mildly thick compared with thin liquids in bottle-fed children with diverse diagnostic conditions. Additional studies are needed to guide clinical decisions about thickening liquids for individual and well-defined populations of children that take into account their diagnostic conditions and physiological impairment profiles and move beyond the limitations associated with Penetration-Aspiration Scale findings alone.
Authors
- Bonnie Martin‐Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7840-3764)
- Maureen A. Lefton‐Greif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0167-2322)
- Jeanne M. Pinto
- Kathryn A. Carson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1548-6918)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
- Published
- 2025-10-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_ajslp-25-00203
- Primary Topic
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00