Table 1.
Descriptive analysis of the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI), the Deglutition Handicap Index (DHI), the Dysphagia Severity Scale, and the SWAL-QOL
| Quality-of-life scale | Range of scale | Median (25′;75′ percentiles) | N |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWAL QOLa | |||
| Burden | 0–100 | 63 (6;75) | 73 |
| Food selection | 0–100 | 75 (25;88) | 71 |
| Eating duration | 0–100 | 25 (0;63) | 71 |
| Eating desire | 0–100 | 75 (27;100) | 72 |
| Fear | 0–100 | 88 (69;100) | 71 |
| Sleep | 0–100 | 75 (44;88) | 73 |
| Fatigue | 0–100 | 58 (33;83) | 73 |
| Communication | 0–100 | 63 (50;88) | 71 |
| Mental health | 0–100 | 65 (30;90) | 71 |
| Social functioning | 0–100 | 65 (25;92) | 73 |
| Symptoms | 0–100 | 63 (44;77) | 73 |
| DHIb | |||
| Total score | 0–120 | 36 (20;46) | 42 |
| Emotional subscore | 0–40 | 10 (2;22) | 46 |
| Functional subscore | 0–40 | 12 (8;19) | 44 |
| Physical Subscore | 0–40 | 10 (6;16) | 44 |
| MDADIa,c | |||
| Total score | 20–1002 | 66 (51;77) | 74 |
| Global assessment | 1–5 | 4 (2;4) | 76 |
| Emotional subscore | 6–30 | 20 (15;25) | 75 |
| Functional Subscore | 5–25 | 17 (13;21) | 75 |
| Physical subscore | 8–40 | 25 (19;29) | 75 |
| Dysphagia severity scalea | 0–100 | 49 (34;71) | 57 |
aLower scores indicate more severely impaired quality of life or ability to swallow (MDADI, Dysphagia Severity Scale, SWAL-QOL)
bHigher scores indicate more severely impaired quality of life (DHI)
cAccording to Chen et al. [5] the range of scores is 0 to 100, while using a scale of 1–5. In this study the range of scores has been adjusted