title: 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.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Altındağ, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Numan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Altındağ, 06100, Ankara, Turkey. selen.serel@hacettepe.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Selen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Serel Arslan
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Altındağ, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özgü
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: İnal
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Altındağ, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A Ayşe
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Karaduman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D063189:Symptom Assessment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D014177:Translations; D014421:Turkey
keywords: Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Dysphagia; Outcome assessment; Quality of life