Evaluating the Clinical Validity of the Meal Rounds Observation Form for Assessing Safe Food Intake in Patients with Dysphagia: A Multicenter Prospective Study
The MROF is useful for determining food intake safety when VF or VE tests cannot be performed in medical and nursing care settings and can guide clinical decision-making. However, caution is required in applying it clinically because of its relatively low specificity.
Authors
- Mitsuko Shimizu
- Seiko Shibata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3607-7547)
- Yasushi Fujimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-686X)
- Mitsuyoshi Yoshida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2981-4641)
- Takeshi Kikutani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3815-5545)
- Takehiro Karaho
- Junko Fujitani
- Y. Watanabe
- Ichiro Fujishima
Institutions
- Hamamatsu University (JP)
- Aichi Medical University (JP)
- Hokkaido University (JP)
- Nippon Dental University (JP)
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
- Hamamatsu University Hospital (JP)
- Carolina Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic (US)
- Fujita Health University Hospital (JP)
- Hiroshima Prefectural Rehabilitation Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18081226
- Primary Topic
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00