Validity of TongueFit: A Laboratory-Based Study.

Q2 Medicine

JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Pub Date : 2025-03-31 DOI:10.2196/68967

Rizky Kusuma Wardhani, Luh Karunia Wahyuni, Widjajalaksmi Kusumaningsih, Sarworini Bagio Budiardjo, Prasandhya Astagiri Yusuf, Sri Mardjiati Mei Wulan, Aria Kekalih, Titis Prawitasari, Sawitri Darmiati, Boya Nugraha

{"title":"Validity of TongueFit: A Laboratory-Based Study.","authors":"Rizky Kusuma Wardhani, Luh Karunia Wahyuni, Widjajalaksmi Kusumaningsih, Sarworini Bagio Budiardjo, Prasandhya Astagiri Yusuf, Sri Mardjiati Mei Wulan, Aria Kekalih, Titis Prawitasari, Sawitri Darmiati, Boya Nugraha","doi":"10.2196/68967","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Background: An accurate tongue strength and endurance assessment is necessary for pediatric dysphagia. TongueFit is a new portable orofacial manometer for measuring tongue strength and endurance and a game-based training app for children.Objective: This study tests the validity of TongueFit compared to the standard manometer as the current gold standard for measuring air pressure.Methods: This laboratory study compared TongueFit and a standard manometer as the gold standard for measuring air pressure. This study was conducted in 3 different experimental conditions. The first experiment compared TongueFit and the standard manometer using Force Tester (MCT-2150) and pressure controlled by MSatLite software. The second and third experiments involved 2 cm and 3 cm bulbs between the two devices. This study used Lin's concordance correlation to measure the level of agreement.Results: There was a mean absolute difference of 0.005 kPa between the TongueFit and the standard manometer (n=35, ρC=1.00). Statistical analysis shows perfect agreement correlation (ρC =1.000). By using the 2 cm bulb, TongueFit's mean is 0.007 kPa lower, also showing perfect agreement (ρC = 1.000). Moreover, using the 3 cm bulb, results show almost perfect agreement (ρC =0.999) with the TongueFit's mean 0.044 kPa lower.Conclusions: This study confirms the high validity of TongueFit as an orofacial manometer compared to the standard manometer, with negligible mean differences, near perfect and perfect agreement in the experiments. These results confirm that TongueFit is a valid and accurate tool for assessing tongue strength.Clinicaltrial: ","PeriodicalId":36224,"journal":{"name":"JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2196/68967","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

Background: An accurate tongue strength and endurance assessment is necessary for pediatric dysphagia. TongueFit is a new portable orofacial manometer for measuring tongue strength and endurance and a game-based training app for children.

Objective: This study tests the validity of TongueFit compared to the standard manometer as the current gold standard for measuring air pressure.

Methods: This laboratory study compared TongueFit and a standard manometer as the gold standard for measuring air pressure. This study was conducted in 3 different experimental conditions. The first experiment compared TongueFit and the standard manometer using Force Tester (MCT-2150) and pressure controlled by MSatLite software. The second and third experiments involved 2 cm and 3 cm bulbs between the two devices. This study used Lin's concordance correlation to measure the level of agreement.

Results: There was a mean absolute difference of 0.005 kPa between the TongueFit and the standard manometer (n=35, ρC=1.00). Statistical analysis shows perfect agreement correlation (ρC =1.000). By using the 2 cm bulb, TongueFit's mean is 0.007 kPa lower, also showing perfect agreement (ρC = 1.000). Moreover, using the 3 cm bulb, results show almost perfect agreement (ρC =0.999) with the TongueFit's mean 0.044 kPa lower.

Conclusions: This study confirms the high validity of TongueFit as an orofacial manometer compared to the standard manometer, with negligible mean differences, near perfect and perfect agreement in the experiments. These results confirm that TongueFit is a valid and accurate tool for assessing tongue strength.

Clinicaltrial:

查看原文本刊更多论文

舌效度的实验室研究。

背景：准确的舌力和耐力评估是儿童吞咽困难的必要条件。TongueFit是一款新的便携式口面部压力计，用于测量舌头的力量和耐力，也是一款针对儿童的基于游戏的训练应用程序。目的：通过与标准压力计的比较，验证舌形压力计作为当前空气压力测量金标准的有效性。方法：本实验室将TongueFit与标准压力计作为测量气压的金标准进行了比较。本研究在3种不同的实验条件下进行。第一个实验比较了TongueFit和标准压力计使用力测试仪（MCT-2150）和压力控制由MSatLite软件。第二个和第三个实验在两个装置之间分别放置了2厘米和3厘米的灯泡。本研究采用Lin的一致性相关来衡量一致性水平。结果：TongueFit与标准压力计（n=35, ρC=1.00）的平均绝对差值为0.005 kPa。统计学分析表明，相关关系完全一致（ρC =1.000）。使用2 cm的灯泡，TongueFit的平均值降低了0.007 kPa，也显示出完全一致（ρC = 1.000）。此外，使用3 cm的灯泡，结果几乎完全吻合（ρC =0.999），其平均值低0.044 kPa。结论：与标准压力计相比，本研究证实了TongueFit作为口面部压力计的高效度，平均差异可以忽略不计，实验结果接近完美和完美吻合。这些结果证实了TongueFit是一个有效和准确的评估舌头强度的工具。临床试验:

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊