Validation of the Korean Version of the Standardized Swallowing Assessment Among Nursing Home Residents.

How to Obtain Contact Hours by Reading this Article Instructions 1.3 contact hours will be awarded by Villanova University College of Nursing upon successful completion of this activity. A contact hour is a unit of measurement that denotes 60 minutes of an organized learning activity. This is a learner-based activity. Villanova University College of Nursing does not require submission of your answers to the quiz. A contact hour certificate will be awarded once you register, pay the registration fee, and complete the evaluation form online at https://villanova.gosignmeup.com/dev_students.asp?action=browse&main=Nursing+Journals&misc=564 . To obtain contact hours you must: 1. Read the article, “Validation of the Korean Version of the Standardized Swallowing Assessment Among Nursing Home Residents” found on pages 26–35, carefully noting any tables and other illustrative materials that are included to enhance your knowledge and understanding of the content. Be sure to keep track of the amount of time (number of minutes) you spend reading the article and completing the quiz. 2. Read and answer each question on the quiz. After completing all of the questions, compare your answers to those provided within this issue. If you have incorrect answers, return to the article for further study. 3. Go to the Villanova website listed above to register for contact hour credit. You will be asked to provide your name; contact information; and a VISA, MasterCard, or Discover card number for payment of the $20.00 fee. Once you complete the online evaluation, a certificate will be automatically generated. This activity is valid for continuing education credit until January 31, 2016. Contact Hours This activity is co-provided by Villanova University College of Nursing and SLACK Incorporated. Villanova University College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Activity Objective 1. Review the process of implementing and evaluating the Korean version of a screening tool to identify at-risk older adults with swallowing difficulties. Disclosure Statement Neither the planners nor the authors have any conflicts of interest to disclose. Proper management and prevention of dysphagia is an urgent need of long-term care for older adults in Korea. However, no screening tools with high sensitivity and accessibility have been validated within Korean nursing home settings. The purpose of this study was to validate a screening tool for nurses to identify dysphagia and aspiration risk in nursing home residents. RNs screened 395 residents from two nursing homes in South Korea using the Korean version of the Standardized Swallowing Assessment (K-SSA). Results were validated against those from the Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS). Compared to results from the GUSS, with 9-point and 14-point cutoffs, the K-SSA had a sensitivity of 0.94 and specificity of 0.65 for screening dysphagia and 0.86 sensitivity and 0.71 specificity for screening aspiration risks. The K-SSA demonstrated excellent sensitivity and specificity for screening individuals at risk of dysphagia and aspiration when used by RNs in nursing homes. [ Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 40 (2), 26–35.]