Dysphagia Symptom Severity and Quality of Life
- Conditions
- Neurogenic Dysphagia
- Registration Number
- NCT03241615
- Lead Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
- Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between dysphagia symptom severity and quality of life of the patients with neurogenic dysphagia.
- Detailed Description
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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 84
- Willing to participate in the study
- Being over the age of 20
- Normal cognitive function
- Suffering from dysphagia at least one month
- Being under the age of 20 and above 65 years.
- Abnormal cognitive function
- Clinically unstable neurological disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Dysphagia symptom severity 1 month Dysphagia symptom severity will be determined by an eating assessment tool.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life assessment 1 month Swallowing related quality of life will be determined by an dysphagia specific quality of life instrument called Swallow Quality of Life.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Hacetttepe University
🇹🇷Ankara, Turkey
Hacetttepe University🇹🇷Ankara, Turkey