The Turkish Deglutition Handicap Index

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Swallowing Disorder

Treatments: Other: Turkish Deglutition Handicap Index

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04296409

Dysphagia evaluation

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to test the reliability and validity of the The Turkish Deglutition Handicap Index among adult patients with swallowing disorders.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to test the reliability and validity of the The Turkish Deglutition Handicap Index among adult patients with swallowing disorders.The internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and criterion validity of the instrument will be investigated. The internal consistency will be assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) value with 95 % confidence intervals will be calculated for test-retest reliability. The criterion validity of the scale will be determined by assessing the correlation between The Turkish Deglutition Handicap Index and Turkish Eating Assessment Tool.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Willing to participate
• Having swallowing problems

Exclusion criteria

• Being under the age of 20 years, and above the age of 60 years
• Not willing to participate
• Having no swallowing problems

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

Adult patients with swallowing disorders

Description:

Swallowing function will be evaluated with the Turkish Deglutition Handicap Index, and Turkish version of the Eating Assessment Tool.

Treatment:

Other: Turkish Deglutition Handicap Index