SynthesisDysphagia2014
Psychometric characteristics of health-related quality-of-life questionnaires in oropharyngeal dysphagia.
Synthesis in Dysphagia, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 122 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Presentation of oropharyngeal dysphagia and rehabilitative intervention following esophagectomy: a systematic review.Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus · 2018Pooled it
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- The quality of systematic reviews of health-related outcome measurement instruments.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2016Pooled it
- Living with oropharyngeal dysphagia: effects of bolus modification on health-related quality of life--a systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2015Pooled it
- A systematic review of self-reported swallowing assessments in progressive neurological disorders.Dysphagia · 2015Pooled it
- Compliance With Swallowing Instruction and Quality of Life in Patients With Parkinson's Disease: A Retrospective Assessment of Instructional Methods to Maintain and Improve Quality of Life.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2026Article
- Validation of a Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the M.D. Anderson Dysphagia Inventory to Canadian French (MDADI-CF).Dysphagia · 2025Article
- Psychometric Properties of Dysphagia Handicap Index Scale for Older Adults with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in China.Dysphagia · 2025Article
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- Validation of the Finnish MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) in patients with head and neck cancer.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Reliability and Validity of the Chinese Mandarin Version of the Dysphagia Handicap Index.Dysphagia · 2025Article
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- Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of Dysphagia Handicap Index in Bangladesh.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2025Article
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- Impact of Modified Diet, Swallowing Exercises, and Electrostimulation on Quality of Life of Older Patients Suffering from Oropharyngeal Dysphagia.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- A Psychometric Evaluation of the Dysphagia Handicap Index Using Rasch Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Persian Version of the M. D. Anderson Dysphagia Inventory.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2024Article
- Early flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing after mechanical thrombectomy in stroke patients.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2024Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Dysphagia can have severe consequences for the patient's health, influencing health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Sound psychometric properties of HRQoL questionnaires are a precondition for assessing the impact of dysphagia, the focus of this study, resulting in recommendations for the appropriate use of these questionnaires in both clinical practice and research contexts. We performed a systematic review starting with a search for and retrieval of all full-text articles on the development of HRQoL questionnaires related to oropharyngeal dysphagia and/or their psychometric validation from the electronic databases PubMed and Embase published up to June 2011. Psychometric properties were judged according to quality criteria proposed for health status questionnaires. Eight questionnaires were included in this study. Four are aimed solely at HRQoL in oropharyngeal dysphagia: the deglutition handicap index (DHI), dysphagia handicap index (DHI'), M.D. Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI), and SWAL-QOL, while the EDGQ, EORTC QLQ-STO 22, EORTC QLQ-OG 25 and EORTC QLQ-H&N35 focus on other primary diseases resulting in dysphagia. The psychometric properties of the DHI, DHI', MDADI, and SWAL-QOL were evaluated. For appropriate applicability of HRQoL questionnaires, strong scores on the psychometric criteria face validity, criterion validity, and interpretability are prerequisites. The SWAL-QOL has the strongest ratings for these criteria, while the DHI' is the most easy to apply given its 25 items and the use of a uniform scoring format. For optimal use of HRQoL questionnaires in diverse settings, it is necessary to combine psychometric and utility approaches.
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