Validity Evidence of an Epidemiological Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Screening Questionnaire for Older Adults.

Hipólito Virgilio Magalhães Junior Leandro de Araújo Pernambuco Renata Veiga Andersen Cavalcanti Kenio Costa de Lima Maria Ângela Fernandes Ferreira

Published in: Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2020)

The screening questionnaire presented valid and reliable results to identify oropharyngeal dysphagia symptoms in older adults, highlighting the importance of the validation process based on the standards to construct an epidemiological instrument.

Keyphrases

physical activity
cross sectional
psychometric properties
patient reported
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
patient reported outcomes