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Objective:To explore the effect of quantifying food thickness in patients with swallowing difficulty after thyroidectomy.Methods:A total of 70 patients with swallowing difficulty after thyroidectomy in Department of Thyroid and Neck Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, during April 2019 to March 2020, randomly divided into intervention group(35cases) and control group(35cases). The patients in the control group were treated with conventional dietary nursing measures after thyroidectomy. The patients in the intervention group were treated with dietary guidance according to the results of quantifying food thickness and conventional dietary nursing. The incidence of aspiration was compared during hospitalization, the swallowing function were evaluated in the two groups pre intervention and on discharge, and relationship was evaluated between Kubota drinking test level and food consistency grade of safe eating in intervention group.Results:The incidence of aspiration in the intervention group (0) was lower than that in the control group 28.57% (10/35) and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2 value was 11.667, P<0.01). Before intervention the difference in the degrees of Kubota drinking test had no statistical significance between two groups before intervention ( Z value was -0.283, P>0.05). After interventions the degrees of Kubota drinking test was graded as gradeⅠ(1 example), gradeⅡ(4 examples), gradeⅢ(20 examples), grade Ⅳ(9 examples), gradeⅤ(1 example) respectively, meanwhile the degrees of control group was graded as gradeⅠ(0 example), gradeⅡ(1 example), gradeⅢ(16 examples), grade Ⅳ(17 examples), gradeⅤ(1 example) respectively. The difference between two groups was statistically significant ( Z value was -2.170, P<0.05). Moreover, the improvement of swallowing function in the intervention group was larger than that of the control group and the difference in the degree of the swallowing function was statistically significant between two groups ( Z value was -2.029, P<0.05). Before intervention the difference of the score of Eating Assessment Tool-10 had no statistical significance between two groups ( t value was 0.168, P>0.05). After intervention the score of Eating Assessment Tool-10 in the intervention group was 8.43±2.21, the score of Eating Assessment Tool-10 in the control group was 10.06±2.45, the difference had statistical significance between two groups( t value was -2.919, P<0.01). Conclusion:Quantification of fluid food thickness can more accurately and objectively judge the grade of food consistency that patients can eat safely, and it can effectively reduce the incidence of aspiration and contribute to improving the swallowing function in patients with swallowing difficulty after thyroidectomy and can also help them to recovery.
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Objective To evaluate the effects of quantifying food thickness on reducing aspiration in stroke patients with dysphagia.Methods A total of 76 stroke patients with grade 2 to grade 3 dysphagia hospitalized in department of neurology from March to August,2017,screened by Kubota's drinking water test was recruited and divided randomly into the experimental group(n=38) and the control group(n=38).The patients in the experimental group were treated with conventional dietary nursing and dietary guidance according to the results of quantifying food thickness via thickening agent.The patients in the control group were treated with conventional dietary nursing.Results There were 8 cases (21.05％) occurring aspiration in the experimental group,and there were 28 cases (73.68％) in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.01).Conclusion Quantification of food thickness using thickening agent can effectively reduce the rates of aspiration in stroke patients with dysphagia.