Effects of bedside swallowing therapy on swallowing function and conscious state of stroke patients with disturbance of consciousness in ICU
Objective:To investigate the effect of bedside swallowing therapy on swallowing function and conscious status of stroke patients with disturbance of consciousness in ICU.Method:From June 2021 to September 2023,60 patients with stroke and disturbance of consciousness in ICU were randomly divided into control group(n=30)and observation group(n=30).The control group received clinical treatment in ICU,and the observation group was treated with bedside swallowing therapy on the basis of clinical treatment in ICU for a total of 4 weeks.Swallowing function and state of consciousness were evalu-ated before and after treatment.Result:After treatment,the 2-minute frequency of spontaneous swallowing in the observation group was(1.17±0.99)times,which was higher than that in the control group(0.67±0.84)times,and the difference was statis-tically significant(P<0.05).After treatment,the positive rate of the first and second steps of simple swallow-ing provocation test in the observation group was 66.7%and 43.3%,respectively,both lower than that of the control group 80%and 56.7%,and the positive rate of the second step of simple swallowing provocation test in the observation group was significantly lower after treatment than before treatment,with statistical signifi-cance(P<0.05).After treatment,standardized swallowing assessment score of the observation group was signifi-cantly lower than that of the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).After treatment,the score of glasgow coma scale in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:Bedside swallowing therapy can improve the swallowing function and conscious state of stroke pa-tients with disturbance of consciousness in ICU.
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