Contribution to Adaptation and Validation of Eat Assessment Tool (EAT-10) and of Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS)

Authors

  • Alexandra Queirós Professora Coordenadora - Escola Superior de Saúde da Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
  • Sónia Moreira Terapeuta da Fala - Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Ílhavo, Portugal
  • Anabela Silva Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de MFR - Escola Superior de Saúde da Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
  • Rui Costa Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de MFR - Escola Superior de Saúde da Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
  • Jorge Lains Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de MFR - Centro de Medicina de Reabilitação da Região Centro, Tocha, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25759/spmfr.108

Abstract

Introduction: Populationageingisaphenomenonassociatedwitharisingprevalenceofmorbidity,inparticular, due to chronic non-communicable diseases such as stroke. Dysphagia is one of the consequences of stroke. There are a number of scales to assess the severity of dysphagia. However, these are not validated to Portuguese. The Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10) and the Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) are easy to apply instruments and do not require a complete functional assessment of the patient.

Objectives: The objective of this work is to translate and contribute to the validation of the EAT-10 and FOIS scales for the Portuguese population. 

Material e Methods: The methodology was divided into three phases: the first concerned the translation process; the second concerned the semantic evaluation; and the third was the evaluation of reliability and validity of the Portuguese versions of EAT-10 and FOIS in patients with deglutition disorders due to stroke.

Results: The data produced by this work suggests that the Portuguese version of EAT-10 presented acceptable internal consistency (0.75), acceptable inter-rate reliability (0.86), as well as, discriminant validity. Results also suggest that the Portuguese version of FOIS presented acceptable inter-rater reliability (0.78) and criterion validity.

Conclusions: The Portuguese versions of the EAT-10 and FOIS seem to be reliable and valid when used in patients with dysphagia due to stroke.

Keywords: Stroke; Deglutition Disorders; Questionnaires. 


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Queirós A, Moreira S, Silva A, Costa R, Lains J. Contribution to Adaptation and Validation of Eat Assessment Tool (EAT-10) and of Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS). SPMFR [Internet]. 2014 Jan. 27 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];24(2):25-30. Available from: https://spmfrjournal.org/index.php/spmfr/article/view/108

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Vol. 24 No. 2 (2013): Ano 21

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