Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Eating Assessment Tool (T-EAT-10)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the Turkish Eating Assessment Tool (T-EAT-10) among patients with swallowing disorders. One hundred and five patients completed the T-EAT-10 and Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS). The internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and criterion validity of T-EAT-10 were investigated. The internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) value with 95 % confidence intervals was calculated for test-retest reliability. The criterion validity of the T-EAT-10 was determined by assessing the correlation between T-EAT-10 and FOIS. All the patients in the study completed the T-EAT-10 without assistance. The mean time to complete the instrument was 1.8 ± 0.9 min. The internal consistency of the T-EAT-10 was found to be high with 0.90 Cronbach's alpha for test and 0.91 Cronbach's alpha for retest reproducibility. No difference between the test and retest scores of the T-EAT-10 was found (p = 0.14). A negative, moderate correlation between T-EAT-10 and FOIS was detected (r = -0.365, p < 0.001). The T-EAT-10 is a reliable and valid symptom-specific outcome tool for dysphagia in adult Turkish patients. It can be used in clinical practice and research.

Validation of the Hebrew Version of the Eating Assessment Tool-10 (H-EAT-10)

“…While many of these screening questionnaires exhibit high internal consistency and test-retest reliability, the EAT-10 has gained the most widespread popularity due to its ease of use both in administering and scoring the questionnaire. This is evidenced by the translation and validation of the EAT-10 into Spanish [17], Portuguese (Brazilian and European) [18, 19], Italian [20], Arabic [21], Turkish [22], and Swedish [23]. …”

The Ability of the Eating Assessment Tool-10 to Detect Aspiration in Patients With Neurological Disorders

“…It is a reliable, valid, quick, and practicable outcome tool specific to dysphagia. 12 The T-EAT-10 includes 10 questions about the severity of symptoms of oropharyngeal dysphagia. Each question will be scored from 0 to 4 ("no problem" to "severe problem").…”

“…7 The EAT-10 is also used in clinics worldwide, and translated and validated in English, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian, Japanese, and Turkish languages. [7][8][9][10][11][12] There are 2 studies performed in the general patient population and 1 study in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to show the ability of the EAT-10 to identify individuals who are at risk of aspiration. 2,13,14 Besides the approximately 85.0% of ALS patients suffer from dysphagia due to progressive weakness and/or spasticity in the muscles of oropharyngeal and esophageal regions, 2,15 8.1-80.0% of patients with stroke, 11.0-81.0% of patients with PD, and 33.0-43.0% of MS patients also encounter dysphagia.…”

Funções orofaciais em portadores de síndrome de Sjögren

“…O AMIOFE também tem sido empregado, no todo ou parte, por outros pesquisadores em estudos que envolvem a caracterização das condições miofuncionais, o diagnóstico de DMO, o controle de resultados de intervenções (Berlese et al, 2012;Ercolin et al, 2013;Souza et al, 2013;Weber et al, 2013;Wiethan et al, 2014;Nóro et al, 2015;Yoshida et al, 2015;Lima et al, 2016;Melchior et al, 2013;2016), ou para a validação de outros instrumentos de avaliação (Bueno, 2014 (Schindler et al, 2013;Nogueira et al, 2015;Burgos, Sarto, Segurola, 2012;Giraldo-Cadavid et al, 2016;Demir et al, 2016;Möller, Safa, Per Östberg, 2016;Farahat, Mesallam, 2016).…”

“…Os resultados do presente estudo obtidos pela EAT-10, tanto do grupo SS como do C são semelhantes aos verificados previamente, respectivamente em indivíduos com sintomas de disfagia e assintomáticos (Nogueira et al, 2015), indicando que a escala permite analisar a percepção do indivíduo sobre sua alimentação, como tem sido confirmado por diversos autores (Schindler et al, 2013;Nogueira et al, 2015;Burgos, Sarto, Segurola, 2012;GiraldoCadavid et al, 2016;Demir et al, 2016;Möller, Safa, Per Östberg, 2016;Farahat, Mesallam, 2016).…”