DEGLUTO: initial validity evidence of a clinical swallowing assessment tool for adults
Jadson Stheferson Dutra Alves, Leandro de Araújo Pernambuco, Hipólito Virgilio Magalhães, Jadson Stheferson Dutra Alves, Leandro de Araújo Pernambuco, Hipólito Virgilio Magalhães · 2026
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Description
Jadson Alves, Leandro Pernambuco, and Hipólito Magalhães build a bedside tool for rating swallowing in adults, in a 2026 study. Swallowing faults can send food into the airway, so speech therapists need a sound checklist. Their tool, DEGLUTO, went through two rounds of checks.
Thirteen expert judges first rated 28 draft items; seven were cut and the rest reworked. Ten therapists then used the 21-item draft on 210 adult and older patients. Average use took 15 minutes, users rated it well, and raters agreed closely on most items. One more item fell away, leaving a final 20. The tool shows strong early validity for clinic use in swallowing assessment.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jadson Stheferson Dutra Alves, Leandro de Araújo Pernambuco, Hipólito Virgilio Magalhães, Jadson Stheferson Dutra Alves, Leandro de Araújo Pernambuco, Hipólito Virgilio Magalhães |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 99 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |