Reliability, construct validity and usability of the Eating and Drinking Ability Classification System (EDACS) among Dutch children with Cerebral Palsy

Abstract

The Dutch version of EDACS is reliable and valid, and can be used easily by (familiar and unfamiliar) SLTs and parents of children with CP. Parents and professionals showed a high level of consistency when classifying eating and drinking abilities. EDACS enables uniform and efficient communication about safety and efficiency of functional eating and drinking ability in clinical and research contexts.