Table 1.
Brief overview of the contents of the items included in the S-EEsAI and their corresponding domains
| Item | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Do you have difficulties chewing? |
| Visual dysphagia question | |
| 2 | Today, how difficult are the eight different foodsa to swallow? |
| 3 | Explain any deviances in item 2 |
| Avoidance, modification and slow eating score | |
| 4 | In the past 7 days, have you altogether avoided these foodsa because of your disease? |
| 5 | In the past 7 days, have you eaten these foods?a |
| 6 | In the past 7 days, have you modified these foods?a |
| 7 | In the past 7 days, have you eaten these foodsa slower compared to other people? |
| Frequency of trouble swallowing | |
| 8 | In the past 7 days, how often have you had trouble swallowing? |
| Duration of trouble swallowing | |
| 9 | In the past 7 days, how long did an episode of trouble swallowing last? |
| Pain when swallowing | |
| 10 | In the past 7 days, has it been painful to swallow? |
S-EEsAI Swedish Eosinophilic Esophagitis Activity Index
aThe respondents evaluated the difficulty of eating the following eight food consistencies: solid meat, soft foods, boiled rice, ground meat, white bread, porridge, raw fibrous foods, and French fries