The validity and reliability of Tengdao's swallowing evaluation for stroke patients with dysphagia
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2009.12.009
- VernacularTitle:吞咽障碍评价标准评定脑卒中后吞咽障碍患者的信度和效度分析
- Author:
Wenguang XIA
;
Chanjuan ZHENG
;
Qiang HUA
;
Yangpu ZHANG
;
Zhenli GUO
;
Suiqiang ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Stroke;
Dysphagia;
Tengdao's swallowing evaluation;
Reliability;
Validity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2009;31(12):817-819
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the validity and reliability of Tengdao's swallowing standard for stroke pa-tients with dysphagia.Methods A total of 128 patients with postroke dysphagia took the swallowing test and then were divided into three sub-groups.Their scores on Tengdao's evaluation and their fluoroscopy results were analyzed using Spearman's correlation coefficient.Intra-class coefficients (ICCs)were used to examine the intra-rater and in-ter-rater reliability of Tengdao's evaluation.Results TenIgdao's evaluation possessed good validity and reliability.There was a high correlation between the scores in Tengdao's evaluation and fluoroscopy results. Conclusions Tengdao's evaluation is valid,reliable,simple and safe.It can be used in the clinic to evaluate the stroke patients with dysphagia.
