Background:

Swallowing disorders often occur in Stroke. The Eating Assessment Tool-10 allows early detection of dysphagia and response to treatment.

Objective:

To evaluate the metric properties of the Eating Assessment Tool-10 in the person with Stroke that presents swallowing disorders.

Method:

Systematic Review of Literature based on the recommendations of the Joanna Brigs Institute for the PICo strategy, what are the metric properties of the Eating Assessment Tool-10 in people with Stroke that present a swallowing disorder? The research was carried out using the electronic database platforms: EBSCO, Host, Google Scolar, Cochrane Library Collection, Scielo and Proquest, having identified, selected, evaluated the methodological quality and included the articles that take into account the PRISMA recommendations.

Results:

Six studies were included that fulfilled the eligibility and methodological quality criteria. Studies on the reproducibility, validity and responsiveness of the Eating Assessment Tool-10 were found. However, this last property needs to be studied in future investigations. The limitation identified was the applicability of the scale in people with cognitive alterations.

Conclusions:

The Eating Assessment Tool-10 is a reliable, valid and responsive tool for people with stroke that present swallowing disorders.

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