Swallowing outcome to speech therapy intervention in resistant hypertensive patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate (i) the outcome of swallowing therapy program on the rehabilitation of oropharyngeal dysphagia in resistant hypertensive patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and (ii) the association between the clinical and anthropometric characteristics of these individuals and this outcome.

Methods

This was a prospective interventional study in which resistant hypertensives diagnosed with OSA by polysomnography and dysphagia by fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FESS) participated. All participants underwent a FEES and assessment of the risk of dysphagia (Eating Assessment Tool, EAT-10) and swallowing-related quality of life (Swal-QoL) before and after the intervention. The therapeutic program was performed daily by the participants, with weekly spe

SUBMITTER: Borges TGV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9469056 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature