PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vejrostová, Hana
AU  - Pánková, Jana
AU  - Mandysová, Petra
AU  - Škvrňáková, Jana
TI  - SUBJECTIVELY PERCEIVED DIFFICULTIES WITH SWALLOWING: A RESEARCH STUDY USING THE EAT-10 TOOL
DP  - 2012 Apr 1
TA  - Profese Online
PG  - 31--34
VI  - 5
IP  - 1
AID - 10.5507/pol.2012.007
IS  - 18034330
AB  - 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.