Evaluation of effects of quantification of food thickness on prevention of aspiration in stroke patients with dysphagia

VernacularTitle:量化食物稠度对减少脑卒中吞咽障碍患者误吸的效果评价
Author: Hong CHANG ¹ ; Jie ZHAO ; Shihan ZHANG ; Jia LI
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1. 100053北京市,首都医科大学宣武医院神经内科
Keywords: Stroke; Deglutition Disorders; Food Consistency; Nursing Care
From: Chinese Journal of Nursing 2018;53(1):32-35
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the effects of quantifying food thickness on reducing aspiration in stroke patients with dysphagia.Methods A total of 76 stroke patients with grade 2 to grade 3 dysphagia hospitalized in department of neurology from March to August,2017,screened by Kubota's drinking water test was recruited and divided randomly into the experimental group(n=38) and the control group(n=38).The patients in the experimental group were treated with conventional dietary nursing and dietary guidance according to the results of quantifying food thickness via thickening agent.The patients in the control group were treated with conventional dietary nursing.Results There were 8 cases (21.05％) occurring aspiration in the experimental group,and there were 28 cases (73.68％) in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.01).Conclusion Quantification of food thickness using thickening agent can effectively reduce the rates of aspiration in stroke patients with dysphagia.