5. Conclusion
The strong association between the Drooling Severity and
Frequency Scale (DSFS) and the drooling quotient (DQ) suggests
that the DSFS, which is a quicker and more easily obtained measure
of drooling, could be used instead of the DQ to help guide clinical
management of drooling in a time constrained-clinical setting. This
is particularly important for patients in whom the Drooling
Quotient is difficult to obtain.
Conflicts of interest statement
The authors have no conflicts of interest and no financial
disclosers.
Acknowledgement
The authors would like to thank Dr. Bernard Segal for reviewing
this manuscript.