2012•Zhonghua xiandai huli zazhiRequires access
Effects of swallowing disorder cure instrument on the cerebral infarction patients with swallowing disorder
Yuerong Zhang, Ting Liu, Yahong Liu, Maogang Chen
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Abstract
Objective To study the effects of swallowing disorder cure instrument on the cerebral infarction patients with swallowing disorder.Methods Seventy cerebral infarction patients with dysphagia by ischemic stroke-caused were recruited and randomly divided into the treatment group ( n =35 ) and the eontrol group( n =35 ).Both groups received regular rehabilitation training of swallowing funtction,ingestion training and psychological treatments.Besides,patients in the treatment group were also assigned to receive the therapy of swallowing disorder cure instrument,then,the effects were observed and compared.Results Before treatment,no difference was detected between two groups in the general clinical data,swallowing function score and WaTian drinking score (P ＞ 0.05 ).Mter treatment,the situation of swallowing function score in treatment group was that 15 cases got 1,10 eases got 2,6 cases got 3 and 4 cases got 4,the difference between the treatment group and the control group was statistically significant( Z =-2.159,P ＜ 0.05 ).There was significant difference in the Watian drinking score in two groups ( P ＜ 0.05 ).The effective rate of the treatment group was 88.6％ which was significantly higher than 65.7％ of the control group(Z =-2.351,P ＜0.05).Conclusions The therapy of swallowing disorder cure instrument has a significant effect on the cerebral infarction patients with swallowing disorder,which is safe,convenient and with less pain.
Key words:
Cerebral infarction; Swallowing disorder; Swallowing disorder cure instrument; Ingestion training