Item analysis of the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10) by the Rasch model: a secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey data obtained among community-dwelling elders.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10) is increasingly used to screen for self-perceived oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) in community-dwelling elders. A summated EAT-10 total score ranges from 0 to 40, with a score ≥ 3 indicative of OD. When using cut-points of a summated score, important requirements for the measurements are specific objectivity, validity, and reliability. Analysis by the Rasch model allows investigation of whether scales like EAT-10 satisfy these requirements. Currently, a few studies have found that EAT-10 responses from clinical populations with OD do not adequately fit the Rasch model. PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to determine whether measurements by EAT-10 fit the Rasch model when applied in screening self-perceived OD in non-clinical populations. METHODS:S

SUBMITTER: Hansen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7222581 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature