MASA

Introduction. Rationale for Test Development. Clinical Dysphagia Assessment. Definition & Objectives. The M.A.S.A. Test Description. Items. Scoring System. Intended Population. Test Administration. General Instructions. Examiner Qualifications. Test Environment. Test Procedures. Diet Recommendations. Swallow Integrity Rating. Allowable prompts. Scoring Standards. Compiling and Interpreting Test Results. Score Profile. Sensitivity / Specificity. Breakdown. Likelihood Ratios. Technical Manual. Validity. Face validity. Content validity. Test Design. Validation Against A Test Population.Study population. Development Of The M.A.S.A. Examining Internal Consistency (Item Reduction). Interobserver agreement (Reproducibility. Further Examination of Validity. Criterion and Concurrent Validity. M A S A - Ordinal Codes. Prevalence of dysphagia and aspiration. Accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of dysphagia and aspiration. Dysphagia. Aspiration. Using A Harder Cut Off (Yes/ No). Likelihood Ratios. Receiver Operator Characteristic Curves. M.A.S.A - Scores. Predictive ability of the M.A.S.A scores- Dysphagia. Non- Dysphagic Subjects. Dysphagic Subjects. Aspiration.Aspiration & Penetration. Prevalence of dysphagia and aspiration using M.A.S.A score. Accuracy of the M.A.S.A score in the diagnosis of dysphagia and aspiration. Summary. Conclusion. Mann Assessment of Swallowing Ability (MASA). Appendix. References.