Table 1.
Item | Question |
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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