Effects of Synchronized Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) on the Submental Muscles During Ingestion of a Specified Volume of Soft Food in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Dysphagia Following Stroke

29 March 2021 : Clinical Research

Qian Zhang^12ACE, Shuang Wu^12ABFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.928988

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e928988

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Table 3 Evaluation of training effectiveness based on DOSS level scores after treatment.

Group	Markedly effective	Effective	Ineffective	Total efficiency
CT N=28	5	14	9	67.9%
ET N=28	14	8	6	78.6%
IST N=27	24	2	1	96.3%
value^*	<0.001	0.060	<0.001	<0.001
value^**	0.012	0.236	0.001	0.078
value^***	<0.001	0.002	<0.001	<0.001
value^#	<0.001	0.256	0.477	<0.001
CT – conventional training; DOSS – Dysphagia Outcome and Severity Scale; ET – eating training; IST – intensive swallowing training. ^* Among the 3 groups; ^ CT group vs ET group; ^* CT group vs IST group; ^# ET group vs IST group.

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