Subjective Xerostomia and Chairside Salivary Dysfunction in Institutionalized Older Adults: Concordance and Exploratory Derivation of a Five-Item Short Form.
Researchers compared self-reported dry mouth symptoms with objective salivary dysfunction measures in institutionalised older adults and found moderate agreement between the two methods. A shortened five-item questionnaire performed as well as the original 11-item version at identifying reduced saliva production.
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