McInerney, Michelle; (2024) Assessment of anterior drooling and behavioural intervention options. Presented at: European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD) 36th Meeting 2024, Bruges, Belgium.

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Abstract

Anterior drooling is common in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and other neurodisabilities and has a significant impact on their physical and psychosocial health. There are multiple causative or contributing factors to anterior drooling in children with CP which includes oromotor dysfunction and impairment of swallowing functioning. As anterior complex behaviour is therefore complex, a comprehensive assessment is needed to facilitate planning targeted treatment to increase the chance of optimising the effectiveness of intervention. Behavioural intervention is a conservative non-invasive treatment that is frequently recommended before invasive approaches and routinely practised by allied health professionals. Previous experimental research has shown behavioural intervention to have positive effects on drooling in children with CP, but studies are few, and the collective evidence is weak. Given the emphasis on using interventions that are feasible and supported by high quality research evidence, further research on the effectiveness of behavioural intervention for anterior drooling is needed to optimise the outcomes of children with neurodisability, including those with CP. This presentation will focus on: Causes and contributing factors of anterior drooling behaviour; Performing a comprehensive evidence-based assessment; Behavioural Interventions: Types and levels of evidence; Future directions in research.

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