ArticleDysphagia2016
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Italian Version of SWAL-QOL.
Article in Dysphagia, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
To Evaluate the Activity and the Efficacy of Traditional Swallowing Therapy (TST) Plus Neuromuscular Electrostimulation (NMES) vs TST Plus Sham- NMES in Multiple Sclerosis People With Dysphagia
New Approaches for the Treatment of Post-stroke Dysphagia and Dysphagia in Parkinson's Disease
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Intensive Rehabilitation With Adjunctive Bilateral Anodal tDCS in Post-Stroke Dysphagia: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.European journal of neurology · 2026Trial
- Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Swallowing Quality of Life Questionnaire in Fibromyalgia Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Reliability and Validity of the Chinese Mandarin Version of the Dysphagia Handicap Index.Dysphagia · 2025Article
- Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Translation and Validation of Kannada Version of the Swallowing Quality of Life Questionnaire (KSWAL-QOL).Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Italian Version of the Dysphagia Handicap Index (I-DHI).Dysphagia · 2022Article
- Oropharyngeal Dysphagia After Hospitalization for COVID-19 Disease: Our Screening Results.Dysphagia · 2022Article
- The association between dysphagia and OSA.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2022Article
- Reliability and Validity of the Chinese Mandarin Version of the Swallowing Quality of Life Questionnaire.Dysphagia · 2021Article
- Cultural adaptation and validation of the Norwegian version of the swallowing quality of life questionnaire (SWAL-QOL).Health and quality of life outcomes · 2019Article
- Validation and Reliability of the French Version of the Sydney Swallow Questionnaire.Dysphagia · 2019Article
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12 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The aim of the study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Italian SWAL-QOL (I-SWAL-QOL). The study consisted of five phases: item generation, reliability analysis, normative data generation, validity analysis, and responsiveness analysis. The item generation phase followed the five-step, cross-cultural, adaptation process of translation and back-translation. A group of 92 dysphagic patients was enrolled for the internal consistency analysis. Seventy-eight patients completed the I-SWAL-QOL twice, 2 weeks apart, for test-retest reliability analysis. A group of 200 asymptomatic subjects completed the I-SWAL-QOL for normative data generation. I-SWAL-QOL scores obtained by both the group of dysphagic subjects and asymptomatic ones were compared for validity analysis. I-SWAL-QOL scores were correlated with SF-36 scores in 67 patients with dysphagia for concurrent validity analysis. Finally, I-SWAL-QOL scores obtained in a group of 30 dysphagic patients before and after successful rehabilitation treatment were compared for responsiveness analysis. All the enrolled patients managed to complete the I-SWAL-QOL without needing any assistance, within 20 min. Internal consistency was acceptable for all I-SWAL-QOL subscales (α > 0.70). Test-retest reliability was also satisfactory for all subscales (ICC > 0.7). A significant difference between the dysphagic group and the control group was found in all I-SWAL-QOL subscales (p < 0.05). Mild to moderate correlations between I-SWAL-QOL and SF-36 subscales were observed. I-SWAL-QOL scores obtained in the pre-treatment condition were significantly lower than those obtained after swallowing rehabilitation. I-SWAL-QOL is reliable, valid, responsive to changes in QOL, and recommended for clinical practice and outcome research.
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