Sialorrhea Clinical Scale for Parkinson's Disease (SCS-PD)
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The Sialorrhea Clinical Scale for Parkinson's Disease is a Likert-type 7-item self-administered scale developed to evaluate the severity and disability of sialorrhea and drooling in both a clinical and research setting. It is valid and reliable scale for capturing sialorrhea severity. Each item is ranked on a scale of 0 to 3, with a maximum score of 21. Higher scores correspond to greater disability.
Authors: Santiago Perez Lloret MD, Marcelo Merello MD, PhD
Original Publication │ View the Scale (PDF) Permission required for use
Scale translations are available upon request. Contact ratingscales@movementdisorders.org for more information.
- Acronym: SCS-PD
- Year Published: 2007
- Last Updated: Unchanged since publication
- Assessment Type: self-administered
- Estimated Time to Complete: 5-10 minutes
Inclusive Language in Clinical Outcome AssessmentsHealthcare providers should tailor the language used in COAs to reflect each patient’s gender identity. In grammatically gendered languages, the practice includes making appropriate linguistic adjustments to ensure communication is respectful and inclusive throughout the assessment process. |
Additional Scale Publications
Original Publication
Validation of a new scale for the evaluation of sialorrhea in patients with Parkinson's disease
Santiago Perez Lloret MD, Gabriel Pirán Arce MD, Malco Rossi MD, María Laura Caivano Nemet MD, Paz Salsamendi MD, Marcelo Merello MD, PhD
January 2007
Movement Disorders; Volume 22(1):107-11
Clinimetrics
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Swallowing Disturbance Questionnaire and the Sialorrhea Clinical Scale in Portuguese patients with Parkinson’s disease
Cardoso, A. R., Guimarães, I., Santos, H., Carvalho, J., Abreu, D., Gonçalves, N., & Ferreira, J. J.
August 2020
Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology; Volume 46(4):163-70
Translation
Reliability and Validity Study of a Turkish Version of the Sialorrhea Clinical Scale for Parkinson's Disease (SCS-TR)
Gençer Genç, Merve Sapmaz Atalar
December 2022
Noro Psikiyatr Ars; Volume 60(1):49-54