《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2020, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (11): 1269-1275.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2020.11.004

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Correlation of Swallowing Experience to Frailty and Nutrition in Old Stroke Inpatients

QI Bei1,2,ZHANG Zhen-xiang1(),WANG Yong-li1,FU Bo1,GUO Ya-wen1   

  1. 1. School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
    2. the Third Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
  • Received:2019-09-02 Revised:2019-12-20 Published:2020-11-25 Online:2020-11-24
  • Contact: ZHANG Zhen-xiang E-mail:zhangzx6666@126.com
  • Supported by:
    Henan Social Science Federation Project(SKL-2019-565)

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the relationship of swallowing experience to frailty and nutrition in old stroke inpatients.Methods From March to July, 2019, 174 stroke inpatients aged above 60 were investigated with Dysphagia Handicap Index (DHI), FRAIL Scale and Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form (MNA-SF). The correlation of DHI score to scores of FRAIL Scale and MNA-SF was analyzed with Pearson correaltion analysis. Multiple regression was analyzed using the scores of dimensions and total score of DHI as dependent variables, and the scores of FRAIL Scale and MNA-SF as independent variables.Results The inpatients aged (76.16±9.908) years. The DHI score was (50.34±28.325), in which the body score was (17.68±10.254), the function score was (20.31±11.085) and the emotion score was (12.36±9.193). The FRAIL Scale score was (3.16±1.301), and the MNA-SF score was (8.95±2.529). The DHI scores positively correlated with the FRAIL Scale score (r = 0.575, P< 0.001) and negatively correlated with the MNA-SF score (r = -0.544, P< 0.001). The scores of FRAIL Scale and MNA-SF explained the 34.4% of variable for body, 38.7% for function, 36.1% for emotion and 42.4% for DHI total score.Conclusion Improving the frailty and nutrition may reduce the poor swallowing experience for old stroke inpatients.

Key words: stroke, aged, swallowing experience, frailty, nutrition

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