Dysphagia Symptom Severity and Quality of Life

Hacettepe University84 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between dysphagia symptom severity and quality of life of the patients with neurogenic dysphagia.

The dysphagia related quality of life and perceived dysphagia symptom severity by patients will be used as a complementary information on oropharyngeal dysphagia. Thus, the aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between dysphagia symptom severity and quality of life of the patients with neurogenic dysphagia.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Neurogenic Dysphagia

Interventions

Dysphagia evaluationOTHER

Dysphagia evaluation is performed in a clinical setting by an eating assessment tool. Swallowing related quality of life is also assessed.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Willing to participate in the study * Being over the age of 20 * Normal cognitive function * Suffering from dysphagia at least one month Exclusion Criteria: * Being under the age of 20 and above 65 years. * Abnormal cognitive function * Clinically unstable neurological disease

Locations (1)

Hacetttepe University

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Dysphagia symptom severity

Dysphagia symptom severity will be determined by an eating assessment tool.

Time frame: 1 month

Secondary Outcomes

Quality of life assessment

Swallowing related quality of life will be determined by an dysphagia specific quality of life instrument called Swallow Quality of Life.

Time frame: 1 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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