First-Hand Experience of Severe Dysphagia Following Brainstem Stroke: Two Qualitative Cases
| Autor: | Hanne Pallesen, Annette Kjaersgaard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
030506 rehabilitation
Aging medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Neurology Activities of daily living dysphagia medicine.medical_treatment qualitative interview lcsh:Geriatrics Article rehabilitation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Swallowing otorhinolaryngologic diseases Medicine phenomenological design Stroke Neurorehabilitation Geriatrics Rehabilitation business.industry neurology medicine.disease Dysphagia lcsh:RC952-954.6 Physical therapy Geriatrics and Gerontology medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business Gerontology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Geriatrics Geriatrics, Vol 5, Iss 1, p 15 (2020) Volume 5 Issue 1 Kjaersgaard, A & Pallesen, H 2020, ' First-Hand Experience of Severe Dysphagia Following Brainstem Stroke : Two Qualitative Cases ', Geriatrics, vol. 5, no. 1, 15 . https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5010015 |
| ISSN: | 2308-3417 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/geriatrics5010015 |
| Popis: | Background: Dysphagia has profound effects on individuals, and living with dysphagia is a complex phenomenon that touches essential areas of life. Dysphagia following a brainstem stroke is often more severe and the chances of spontaneous recovery are less likely as compared with dysphagia following a hemispheric stroke. Objective: To explore how two individuals with brainstem stroke experienced severe dysphagia during their inpatient neurorehabilitation and how they experienced their recovery approximately one month following discharge. Methods: An explorative study was conducted to evaluate the first-hand perspective on severe eating difficulties. A qualitative case study was chosen to collect data during two face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Phenomenological perspectives shaped the interview-process and the processing of data. Results: Analysis of the empirical data generated the following main themes regarding experiences of: (i) the mouth and throat (ii) shared dining and (iii) recovery and regression related to swallowing-eating-drinking. Conclusion: Participants expressed altered sensations of the mouth and throat, which affected their oral intake and social participation in meals. Good support for managing and adapting their problems of swallowing, eating, and drinking in daily activities is essential. Knowledge and skills of professionals in relation to dysphagia is a significant requirement for recovery progress in settings within the municipality. |
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