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Measuring Outcomes for Dysphagia: Validity and Reliability of the European Portuguese Eating Assessment Tool (P-EAT-10)

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity and the reliability of the European Portuguese version of the EAT-10 (P-EAT-10). This research was conducted in three phases: (i) cultural and linguistic adaptation; (ii) feasibility and reliability test; and (iii) validity tests. The final sample was formed by a cohort of 520 subjects. The P-EAT-10 index was compared for socio-demographic and clinic variables. It was also compared for both dysphagic and non-dysphagic groups as well as for the results of the 3Oz wst. Lastly, the P-EAT-10 scores were correlated with the EuroQol Group Portuguese EQ-5D index. The Cronbach’s α obtained for the P-EAT-10 scale was 0.952 and it remained excellent even if any item was deleted. The item-total and the intraclass correlation coefficients were very good. The P-EAT-10 mean of the non-dysphagic cohort was 0.56 and that of the dysphagic cohort was 14.26, the mean comparison between the 3Oz wst groups and the P-EAT-10 scores were significant. A significant higher perception of QoL was also found among the non-dysphagic subjects. P-EAT-10 is a valid and reliable measure that may be used to document dysphagia which makes it useful both for screening in clinical practice and in research.

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  1. Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Escola Superior de Saude de Alcoitão & Lisbon University Institute, Cascais, Portugal

    Dália Santos Nogueira

  2. Department of Quantitative Methods, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Pedro Lopes Ferreira

  3. Department of Quantitative Methods, Lisbon University Institute, Lisbon, Portugal

    Elizabeth Azevedo Reis & Inês Sousa Lopes

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Nogueira, D.S., Ferreira, P.L., Reis, E.A. et al. Measuring Outcomes for Dysphagia: Validity and Reliability of the European Portuguese Eating Assessment Tool (P-EAT-10). Dysphagia 30, 511–520 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-015-9630-5

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