SynthesisDiseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus2017
Patient-reported outcome measures in dysphagia: a systematic review of instrument development and validation.
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- A severity-anchored, patient-reported outcome framework for clinical trials in post-stroke dysphagia.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- Beyond stage and HPV status: the evolving landscape and future of multidisciplinary deintensification in human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal cancer.BMJ oncology · 2026Review
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- Current Approach to Dysphagia: A Review Focusing on Esophageal Motility Disorders and Their Treatment.GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology · 2023Review
- Danish Linguistic Validation and Cultural Adaptation of the LIMB-Q Kids.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Preoperative dysphagia risk in community-dwelling adults aged ≥50 years: Prevalence and risk factors.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2023Article
- Laparoscopic Esocardiomyotomy-Risk Factors and Implications of Intraoperative Mucosal Perforation.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Slovak Translation and Cross-Cultural Validation of the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT10Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Conformity between modified Swallowing Outcome After Laryngectomy questionnaire and Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing in laryngeal carcinoma patients after total laryngectomy.Journal of public health research · 2022Article
- Validation in French of the Brief Esophageal Dysphagia Questionnaire in Patients Referred For Esophageal Manometry.Dysphagia · 2022Article
- Psychometric Properties of the MDADI-A Preliminary Study of Whether Less is Truly More?Dysphagia · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivePatient-reported outcome (PRO) measures are commonly used to capture patient experience with dysphagia and to evaluate treatment effectiveness. Inappropriate application can lead to distorted results in clinical studies. A systematic review of the literature on dysphagia-related PRO measures was performed to (1) identify all currently available measures and (2) to evaluate each for the presence of important measurement properties that would affect their applicability.
designMEDLINE via the PubMed interface, the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and the Health and Psychosocial Instrument database were searched using relevant vocabulary terms and key terms related to PRO measures and dysphagia. Three independent investigators performed abstract and full text reviews. Each study meeting criteria was evaluated using an 18-item checklist developed a priori that assessed multiple domains: (1) conceptual model, (2) content validity, (3) reliability, (4) construct validity, (6) scoring and interpretation, and (7) burden and presentation.
resultsOf 4950 abstracts reviewed, a total of 34 dysphagia-related PRO measures (publication year 1987-2014) met criteria for extraction and analysis. Several PRO measures were of high quality (MADS for achalasia, SWAL-QOL and SSQ for oropharyngeal dysphagia, PROMIS-GI for general dysphagia, EORTC-QLQ-OG25 for esophageal cancer, ROMP-swallowing for Parkinson's Disease, DSQ-EoE for eosinophilic esophagitis, and SOAL for total laryngectomy-related dysphagia). In all, 17 met at least one criterion per domain. Thematic deficiencies in current measures were evident including: (1) direct patient involvement in content development, (2) empirically justified dimensionality, (3) demonstrable responsiveness to change, (4) plan for interpreting missing responses, and (5) literacy level assessment.
conclusionThis is the first comprehensive systematic review assessing developmental properties of all available dysphagia-related PRO measures. We identified several instruments with robust measurement properties in multiple diseases including achalasia, oropharyngeal dysphagia, post-surgical dysphagia, esophageal cancer, and dysphagia related to neurological diseases. Findings herein can assist clinicians and researchers in making more informed decisions in selecting the most fundamentally sound PRO measure for a given clinical, research, or quality initiative.
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