29 March 2021 : Clinical Research
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
Qian Zhang12ACE, Shuang Wu12ABFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.928988
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e928988
Table 4 Differences among groups in incidence of SAP before and after treatment.
| Group | Before | After | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT N=28 | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (21.4%) | 0.010 |
| ET N=28 | 0 (0.0%) | 15 (53.6%) | <0.001 |
| IST N=27 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (7.4%) | 0.160 |
| value** | 1.00 | 0.040 | |
| value*** | N/A | 0.589 | |
| value# | N/A | 0.042 | |
| value## | N/A | 0.011 | |
| CT – conventional training; ET – eating training; IST – intensive swallowing training; SAP – stroke-associated pneumonia. * Before vs after; ** Among the 3 groups; *** CT group vs ET group; # CT group vs IST group; ## ET group vs IST group. | |||