Dysphagia Assessed by the 10-Item Eating Assessment Tool Is Associated with Nutritional Status and Activities of Daily Living in Elderly Individuals Requiring Long-Term Care.

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Dysphagia Assessed by the 10-Item Eating Assessment Tool Is Associated with Nutritional Status and Activities of Daily Living in Elderly Individuals Requiring Long-Term Care.

J Nutr Health Aging. 2016 Jan;20(1):22-7

Authors: Wakabayashi H, Matsushima M

Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The 10-item Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10) is a self-administered questionnaire for dysphagia screening, with each item scored from 0 to 4. We assessed the associations among the EAT-10 score, nutritional status and activities of daily living (ADL) in elderly individuals requiring long-term care.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional study.
SETTING: Geriatric health services facilities, acute hospitals, and the community.
PARTICIPANTS: Elderly individuals ≥65 years of age with dysphagia or possible dysphagia (N=237).
MEASUREMENTS: The EAT-10, the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form (MNA-SF) and the Barthel Index.
RESULTS: There were 90 males and 147 females. Mean age was 82 ± 8 years. Eighty-nine were in geriatric health services facilities, 28 were in acute hospitals, and 120 were community-dwelling. The median Barthel Index score was 55 (interquartile range: 25, 80). The median EAT-10 score was 1 (interquartile range: 0, 9), and 101 respondents a score > 3, indicating the presence of dysphagia. The MNA-SF revealed that 81 were malnourished, 117 were at risk of malnutrition, and 39 had a normal nutritional status. The Barthel Index score and MNA-SF score were significantly lower in those with an EAT-10 score between 3 and 40, compared to those with an EAT-10 score between 0 and 2. The EAT-10 has an independent effect on the Barthel Index and the MNA-SF by adjusting for covariates such as age, gender, and setting in multiple regression analysis.
CONCLUSIONS: Dysphagia assessed by the EAT-10 is associated with nutritional status and ADL in elderly individuals requiring long-term care.

PMID: 26728929 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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