Cross-Cultural Translation, Adaptation and Reliability of the Danish M. D. Andeson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Sara Fredslund Hajdú*, Christina Caroline Plaschke, Christoffer Johansen, Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton, Irene Wessel

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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    Abstract

    The objectives were to translate and culturally adapt the M.D. Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) into Danish and subsequently test the reliability of the Danish version. The MDADI was translated into Danish and cross culturally adapted through cognitive interviews. The final version was test–retest evaluated in a group of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients who responded to the questionnaire twice with a mean of eight days apart. Interclass correlation coefficient, Cronbach’s alpha, floor and ceiling effects, standard error of measurement and minimal detectable change were investigated. Fourteen patients were interviewed on the comprehensibility of the Danish MDADI, and all found the questionnaire meaningful, easy to understand, non-offensive and to include relevant aspects of dysphagia related to HNC. Sixty-four patients were included in the test–retest study. Especially, one item in the emotional scale (E7) appeared to be often misinterpreted, and ceiling effects were found in all four subdomains (global, emotional, functional and physical). The four subdomains and the composite score showed acceptable test–retest reliability and internal consistency in a Danish population of HNC patients. The Danish MDADI is reliable in terms of internal consistency and test–retest reproducibility and can be used in assessing the health-related quality of life in head and neck cancer patients with dysphagia.

    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    Sider (fra-til)472-479
    Antal sider8
    TidsskriftDysphagia
    Vol/bind32
    Udgave nummer4
    DOI
    StatusUdgivet - 1 aug. 2017

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