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The Dysphagia Outcome Severity Scale (DOSS)

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Dysphagia printable: The dysphagia outcome severity scale
Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages

Population:

Adult

Discipline:

SLP

Diagnosis:

Dysphagia

References:

  • O'Neil, K. H., Purdy, M., Falk, J., & Gallo, L. (1999). The dysphagia outcome and severity scale. Dysphagia, 14(3), 139-145.
The Dysphagia Outcome Severity Scale (DOSS) is a scale studied and created at Hartford Hospital to systematically improve functional rating severity of dysphagia following an objective swallowing evaluation. This resource provides information regarding the scale and how to determine which level accurately describes a person’s swallowing function.
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