Study on the improvement of oral function in the elderly requiring support and long-term care -Practice of dysphagia nursing by use of simplified comprehensive assessment tool for feeding support: Kuchi-Kara Taberu Index
- Conditions
- dysphagia
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000032180
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi Department of Fundamental and Clinical Nursing
- Brief Summary
1)Study for the elderly requiring support and long-term care Enforcement group (1)Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test(RSST) The intervention improved swallowing frequency. (2) Cumulative time for the first swallow of the repeated saliva swallow test The intervention improved RSST. (3) Oral diadochokinesis The intervention improved oral diadochokinesis. Non-enforcement group no significant changes were observed. 2)Study for nurses Itemized scores on evaluation form. There was no significant change.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 84
Not provided
1)Study for the Elderly Requiring Support and Long-term Care (1)Those who will not be able to continue efforts to improve oral function for 3 months. (2)Those who cannot understand the instruction, cannot answer questions and cannot talk. (3)Those who have severe dementia and cannot understand instructions. (4) Those who have severe dysphagia.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)Study for the elderly requiring support and long-term care Enforcement group : Oral function improvement program as well as support by the many types of job using simplified comprehensive assessment tool for feeding support: Kuchi-Kara Taberu Index Non-enforcement group: Oral function improvement program only Evaluation items at the time of start and 3 month later (1)RSST (Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test) the number of swallowing for 30 seconds in both groups (2)Multiplication time of the first, the second, and the third swallowing in RSST in both groups (3) Oral diadochokinesis in both groups 2)Study for nurses Investigation at the time of start and 12 months later Mark of evaluation (5 phases) by modified quality assessment scale for dysphagia nursing in visiting nurses
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)Study for the elderly requiring support and long-term care Enforcement group: Oral function improvement program as well as support by the many types of job using simplified comprehensive assessment tool for feeding support: Kuchi-Kara Taberu Index Non-enforcement group: Oral function improvement program only Evaluation items at the time of start and 3 month later (1) Bukubuku gargle test score (6 phase) before and after enforcement in both groups (2) Degree of the dirt of teeth or false teeth before and after enforcement in both groups (3) Food Intake LEVEL Scale before and after enforcement in both groups (4) Activities of daily living by functional oral intake scale before and after enforcement in both groups