Construct validity of the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10).
Janina WilmskoetterHeather Shaw BonilhaJi-Hyuk ParkR Jordan HazelwoodBonnie Martin-HarrisCraig A VelozoPublished in: Disability and rehabilitation (2017)
Our analyses identified deficits in the construct validity of the EAT-10 suggestive of a need to improve the EAT-10 to support its frequent use in clinical practice and research. Implications for Rehabilitation Swallowing disorders are associated with severe complications, such as pneumonia and malnutrition, and impose both social and psychological burdens on patients. The Eating Assessment Tool is a self-report instrument developed to estimate initial dysphagia severity and monitor change in patient-reported dysphagia symptoms as a response to treatment. This study shows that the Eating Assessment Tool has deficits in its construct validity and a need to improve the instrument to support its frequent use in clinical practice and research.
Keyphrases
- clinical practice
- patient reported
- weight loss
- physical activity
- end stage renal disease
- traumatic brain injury
- patient reported outcomes
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- mental health
- early onset
- sleep quality
- risk factors
- intensive care unit
- community acquired pneumonia
- smoking cessation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome