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and we therefore hypothesized better correlation with subjective outcomes (moderately strong to strong) than objective outcomes (fair to moderately strong).
To test divergent validity, the following hypotheses were tested: we expected the SPEAD-rate to be weakly correlated (ρ < 0.3) with the patient-reported dyspnea, pain, and fatigue.
The ability of the SPEAD-rate to discriminate between patients and healthy participants was further assessed by means of calculating the area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve. The cut-off value of the SPEAD-rate with optimal sensitivity and specificity was determined.
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The SPEAD-test to objectify swallowing capacity
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