Reproducibility assessment of an instrument for measuring the axial force of the tongue

Araújo, Taynara Gomes de; Rodrigues, Thalyta Magalhães; Furlan, Renata Maria Moreira Moraes; Casas, Estevam Barbosa de Las; Motta, Andréa Rodrigues

Acessibilidade / Reportar erro

Brasil

Español English

sumário « anterior atual seguinte »

Sumário

Original Article • CoDAS 30 (3) • 2018 • https://doi.org/10.1590/2317-1782/20182017191 copy

Reproducibility assessment of an instrument for measuring the axial force of the tongue

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

ABSTRACT

Purpose

Evaluate the reproducibility of Forling, a portable instrument for measuring axial tongue force.

Methods

Axial force of the tongue was measured in 49 individuals (30 women and 19 men) aged 18-25 years using the Forling portable instrument. Measurements were performed in three days at intervals of 7±2 days. On each day, three 7-second measurements were performed with one-minute intervals between them. The coefficient of variation, Wilcoxon paired test, and intraclass correlation coefficient were used in the statistical analysis of the data. Maximum and mean tongue force values were analyzed, and comparison between them was performed using three approaches: the mean of the three values; the mean of the two highest values; the highest value of each measurement.

Results

In the analysis of mean tongue force, the coefficient of variation was considered desirable and the intraclass correlation coefficient was acceptable. Significant differences were observed regarding the maximum value between the second and third days, mean of the two highest values and mean of the three values between the first and second days and the second and third days. In the analysis of maximum tongue force, the coefficient of variation and the intraclass correlation coefficient were acceptable. Significant difference was found only in the comparison between the second and third days.

Conclusion

Good reproducibility of the data obtained with the use of the Forling portable instrument was observed.

Keywords
Tongue; Muscle Strength; Evaluation; Equipment and Supplies; Speech, Language and Hearing; Sciences

	Day 1 Mean (Standard deviation)	Day 2 Mean (Standard deviation)	Day 3 Mean (Standard deviation)
Maximum value on each day	13.077 (4.35)	13.753 (4.235)	14.962 (3.976)
Mean of the two highest values on each day	12.443 (4.182)	13.227 (4.019)	14.313 (3.848)
Mean of three values on each day	11.652 (3.893)	12.674 (3.824)	13.843 (3.809)

	Change in mean	95% CI	p-value (Wilcoxon)	CV Typical error	95% CI	CV Mean	95% CI	ICC	95% CI
Maximum value on each day
Day 1-2	0.676	(-0.155; 1.507)	0.156	0.030	(0.025; 0.038)	0.023	(0.000; 0.066)	0.766	(0.620; 0.861)
Day 2-3	1.208	(0.389; 2.027)	0.002	0.017	(0.014; 0.021)			0.726	(0.561; 0.836)
Mean of the two highest values on each day
Day 1-2	0.784	(-0.003; 1.570)	0.049	0.025	(0.021; 0.031)	0.021	(0.000; 0.044)	0.765	(0.618; 0.860)
Day 2-3	1.086	(0.309; 1.863)	0.002	0.018	(0.015; 0.022)			0.735	(0.574; 0.841)
Mean of three values on each day
Day 1-2	1.022	(0.306; 1.738)	0.006	0.017	(0.014; 0.022)	0.016	(0.010; 0.022)	0.764	(0.617; 0.860)
Day 2-3	1.169	(0.306; 1.738)	0.001	0.015	(0.013; 0.019)			0.744	(0.586; 0.847)

	Day 1 Mean (Standard deviation)	Day 2 Mean (Standard deviation)	Day 3 Mean (Standard deviation)
Maximum value on each day	18.939 (6.66)	18. 958(5.703)	20.995 (5.684)
Mean of the two highest values on each day	17.775(6.09)	18.217 (5.448)	20.08 (5.413)
Mean of three values on each day	16.818 (5.72)	17.527 (5.215)	19.258 (5.219)

	Change in mean	95% CI	p-value (Wilcoxon)	CV Typical error	95% CI	CV Mean	95% CI	ICC	95% CI
Maximum value on each day
Day 1-2	-0.363	(-1.684; 0.958)	0.542	0.088	(0.073; 0.111)	0.050	(0.000; 0.292)	0.666	(0.476; 0.797)
Day 2-3	-2.037	(-3.021; -1.053)	0.000	0.012	(0.010; 0.015)			0.766	(0.619; 0.861)
Mean of the two highest values on each day
Day 1-2	0.442	(-0.826; 1.709)	0.636	0.071	(0.059; 0.088)	0.042	(0.000; 0.226)	0.711	(0.539; 0.826)
Day 2-3	1.863	(0.936; 2.790)	0.001	0.012	(0.010; 0.015)			0.774	(0.632; 0.866)
Mean of three values on each day
Day 1-2	0.708	(-0.457; 1.872)	0.424	0.040	(0.034; 0.051)	0.026	(0.000; 0.116)	0.723	(0.556; 0.833)
Day 2-3	1.732	(0.872; 2.592)	<0.001	0.012	(0.010; 0.015)			0.789	(0.654; 0.875)

Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia Al. Jaú, 684, 7º andar, 01420-002 São Paulo - SP Brasil, Tel./Fax 55 11 - 3873-4211 - São Paulo - SP - Brazil
E-mail: revista@codas.org.br

Acompanhe os números deste periódico no seu leitor de RSS

[1] Conflict of interests: There is a conflict of interest by the authors Renata Maria Moreira Moraes Furlan, Andréa Rodrigues Motta and Estevam Barbosa de Las Casas for being part of the group of inventors who have applied to National Institute of Intellectual Property, Brazil, for the patent of the equipment used in the study.