The prevalence of chewing dysphagia in the domestic rehabilitation department ward was about 53.61%.Nasal tube retention of about 31%, due to nasogastric tube feeding, often overlooked oral hygiene, easy to cause respiratory tract infection. At the same time, oral hygiene will also affect the effectiveness of swallowing treatment, is worthy of attention to health problems.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
Oral care (sputum and special needs of people cleaning teeth) time for three days a week (with swallowing treatment time before), once a day, each about 10 minutes of oral care program.
Chang Gung University
Taipei, Taiwan
RECRUITINGFunctional oral intake scale
Seven different grades,Normal for 7 points;Total score of 1-7
Time frame: before the first swallowing treatment (one day before treatment)
Functional oral intake scale
Seven different grades,Normal for 7 points;Total score of 1-7
Time frame: two weeks after the swallowing treatment (14 days)
Functional oral intake scale
Seven different grades,Normal for 7 points;Total score of 1-7
Time frame: three weeks after the swallowing treatment (21 days)
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