Profese online 2012, 5(1):31-34 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2012.007

SUBJECTIVELY PERCEIVED DIFFICULTIES WITH SWALLOWING: A RESEARCH STUDY USING THE EAT-10 TOOL

Hana Vejrostová1, Jana Pánková1, Petra Mandysová2, Jana Škvrňáková2
Faculty of Health Studies, University of Pardubice

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of subjectively perceived swallowing difficulties in clients of social institutions providing after-care, using a foreign instrument called Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10). Another aim was to identify the amount of time required to administer the tool in practice.

Methods: The tool EAT-10 was translated into Czech and its comprehensibility was verified in a pre-test. Finally, it was employed in interviews in five social institutions providing after-care. Before the respondents were interviewed, they were screened for cognitive functions via the Mini-Cog test, which was used to exclude from further testing those respondents who had insufficient cognitive function.

Results: 117 respondents aged 65 and above were enrolled in the study, 104 of whom were successful on the Mini-Cog test. More than half of them (58) reported swallowing difficulties. It took approximately 4-5 minutes to complete the EAT-10 tool with one patient.

Conclusion: Subjectively perceived swallowing difficulties are a frequent problem in clients of social institutions providing after-care. The EAT-10 tool can be used to obtain basic swallowing data in these clients.

Keywords: EAT-10, cough, Mini-Cog, swallowing difficulties, food intake

Published: April 2012  Show citation

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Vejrostová, H., Pánková, J., Mandysová, P., & Škvrňáková, J. (2012). SUBJECTIVELY PERCEIVED DIFFICULTIES WITH SWALLOWING: A RESEARCH STUDY USING THE EAT-10 TOOL. Profese Online, 5(1), 31-34. doi: 10.5507/pol.2012.007
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