• Bilge Başakcı Çalık, Gür KabulElifESchool of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey., Aylin Keskin, Sinem Bozcuk, Hande Şenol, and Veli Çobankara.
• School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
• Turk J Med Sci. 2021 Oct 21; 51 (5): 247724842477-2484.

Background/AimThe aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of Turkish version of the Xerostomia Inventory XI in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS).Materials And MethodsA cross-sectional survey study design and analysis were used to assess the reliability and validity of the Xerostomia Inventory XI. A total of 69 patients with pSS (5 males, 64 females; mean age = 54.81 ± 8.77 years) were included. The Xerostomia Inventory XI (TR) was applied twice at an interval of 15 days. The test-retest reliability was assessed with the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), and the internal consistency of multiitem subscales by calculating Cronbach’s alpha values. The correlations between ESSPRI, basal and stimulated salivary flow (BSF-SSF), Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life-UK (OHRQoL-UK) Questionnaire were evaluated to determine the construct validity.ResultsThe ICC value for test/retest reliability of the Xerostomia Inventory XI (TR) was 0.993. The internal consistency was 0.869. There were low to high correlations between Xerostomia Inventory XI (TR) and ESSPRI, BSF, SSF, OHIR-14 total and OHRQoL-UK total.ConclusionThe Turkish version of the Xerostomia Inventory XI was found to be clinically valid and reliable to be used in clinical evaluations and rehabilitation interventions in patients with pSS.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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