Govender, R;
Lee, MT;
Drinnan, M;
Davies, T;
Twinn, C;
Hilari, K;
(2015)
Psychometric evaluation of the Swallowing Outcomes After Laryngectomy (SOAL) patient-reported outcome measure.
Head & Neck
10.1002/hed.24291.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Swallowing Outcomes After Laryngectomy (SOAL) in a large group of people who underwent a laryngectomy. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional psychometric study of laryngectomy patients (minimum 3 months posttreatment) attending routine hospital follow-up for the psychometric evaluation of SOAL. RESULTS: One hundred ten people participated in this study. Thirteen percent of the patients had a laryngectomy, 63% had laryngectomy with radiotherapy, and 24% had laryngectomy with chemoradiation therapy. The SOAL showed good quality of data (minimal missing data and floor effects); good internal consistency (α = 0.91); and adequate test-retest reliability (intra-class correlation coefficient = 0.73). In terms of validity, it differentiated people by treatment group (F(2,85) = 8.02; p = .001) and diet texture group (t(102) = -7.33; p < .001). CONCLUSION: The SOAL demonstrates good validity and has potential for use in research. Further study is required to determine its clinical application. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2015.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Psychometric evaluation of the Swallowing Outcomes After Laryngectomy (SOAL) patient-reported outcome measure |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/hed.24291 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hed.24291 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Govender, R; Lee, MT; Drinnan, M; Davies, T; Twinn, C; Hilari, K; (2015) Psychometric evaluation of the Swallowing Outcomes After Laryngectomy (SOAL) patient-reported outcome measure. Head & Neck, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hed.24291. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
| Keywords: | head and neck cancer, laryngectomy, patient-reported outcome measure, psychometric evaluation, swallowing |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1473947 |
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