Table 2 Consequences associated with drooling before and after scopolamine skin patch and family satisfaction among children with drooling
Scopolamine STP use | Severity of Sialorrhea | Statistical significancea | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Very severe | Severity score | ||||
Consequences associated with drooling | % | % | % | % | % | Mean | SD | P-value | |
Frequency of drooling | Before | 0.0 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 31.3 | 56.2 | 4.41 | 0.80 | P<0.001 |
After | 28.1 | 31.3 | 25 | 9.4 | 6.2 | 2.34 | 1.18 | ||
Frequency of wiping of the child’s mouth | Before | 3.1 | 3.1 | 18.8 | 9.4 | 65.6 | 4.31 | 1.09 | P<0.001 |
After | 31.3 | 37.5 | 9.4 | 15.6 | 6.2 | 2.28 | 1.25 | ||
Frequency of bibs or clothing changes | Before | 9.4 | 12.5 | 21.9 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 3.53 | 1.29 | P<0.001 |
After | 46.9 | 34.4 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 1.88 | 1.10 | ||
Choking and aspiration of saliva | Before | 56.3 | 6.2 | 18.8 | 12.5 | 6.2 | 2.06 | 1.37 | P=0.001 |
After | 84.4 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.19 | 0.47 | ||
Family satisfaction | Unsatisfied % | Less satisfied % | Neutral % | Satisfied % | Very satisfied % | ||||
12.5 | 6.2 | 21.9 | 12.5 | 46.9 | |||||