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Table 1 Score distributions for Nor-SWAL-QOL for oropharyngeal dysphagia group (n = 102)

From: Cultural adaptation and validation of the Norwegian version of the swallowing quality of life questionnaire (SWAL-QOL)

Nor-SWAL-QOL

Items

Range

Mean

Median

SD

% Floor effects

% Ceiling effects

Burdena

2

0–100

44.6

50.0

28.3

10.8

3.9

Food selection

2

0–100

57.3

63.0

31.7

9.8

16.7

Eating duration

2

0–100

40.0

38.0

29.7

16.7

5.9

Eating desire

3

0–100

65.5

75.0

28.9

4.9

15.7

Fear of eating

4

0–100

62.3

63.0

27.6

2.9

11.8

Sleep

2

0–100

60.0

63.0

31.1

8.8

19.6

Fatiguea

3

0–100

52.9

58.0

28.2

7.8

5.9

Communicationa

2

0–100

61.9

75.0

33.0

8.8

23.5

Mental Health

5

0–100

46.3

40.0

28.2

6.9

3.9

Social functioning

5

0–100

54.4

55.0

31.4

6.9

13.7

Symptom frequency battery

14

14–100

55.6

59.0

19.4

2.9

1.0

  1. aNumber of participants included for these subscales n = 101