TY - JOUR
T1 - Swallowing handicap in neurogenic and mechanical dysphagia
AU - Shivalingaiah, Shrunga Manchanapura
AU - Balasubramanium, Radish Kumar
N1 - Funding Information:
Sincere gratitude to the Professor & HOD, Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Kasturba Medical College for the constant support and encouragement. Gratitude to the Scientific committee, Ethics committee and the Participates for their support. This work did not receive any funding. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Informed consent was obtained from each individual participant involved in this study.
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Dysphagia often has impact on quality of life (QOL). Hence the assessment of quality of life is essential. The present study aimed to compare the handicap associated with swallowing problems in individuals with neurogenic and mechanical dysphagia. The study included a total of 44 participants. Swallowing handicap index was administered on all 44 participants. Results on independent t test indicated that both the groups of individuals with dysphagia had equal impact on QOL. Results revealed individuals with neurogenic dysphagia and mechanical dysphagia have significant decrease in the QOL. Study high-lights the necessity to assess the quality of life in individuals with dysphagia. Hence the following data will serve as a strong database for assessing quality of life in individuals with dysphagia and provide a diagnostic tool for swallowing related quality of life in Indian context.
AB - Dysphagia often has impact on quality of life (QOL). Hence the assessment of quality of life is essential. The present study aimed to compare the handicap associated with swallowing problems in individuals with neurogenic and mechanical dysphagia. The study included a total of 44 participants. Swallowing handicap index was administered on all 44 participants. Results on independent t test indicated that both the groups of individuals with dysphagia had equal impact on QOL. Results revealed individuals with neurogenic dysphagia and mechanical dysphagia have significant decrease in the QOL. Study high-lights the necessity to assess the quality of life in individuals with dysphagia. Hence the following data will serve as a strong database for assessing quality of life in individuals with dysphagia and provide a diagnostic tool for swallowing related quality of life in Indian context.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85167585182
SN - 2191-1231
VL - 22
SP - 399
EP - 404
JO - International Journal on Disability and Human Development
JF - International Journal on Disability and Human Development
IS - 4
ER -