 |
Research Article
Swallowing difficulties among traumatic brain injury patients in Bangladesh
1 Lecturer, Speech and Language Therapy Department, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute (BHPI), The Academic Institute of Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2 Assistant Professor, Speech and Language Therapy Department, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute (BHPI), The Academic Institute of Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
3 Physiotherapist cum Ponseti Practitioner, Walk for Life, Khulna, The Bangladesh Clubfoot Program, Bangladesh
Address correspondence to:
Md. Monir Hossain
Lecturer, Speech and Language Therapy Department, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute (BHPI), The Academic Institute of Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Savar, Dhaka 1343,
Bangladesh
Message to Corresponding Author
Article ID: 100055D05MH2023
Access full text article on other devices
Access PDF of article on other devices
How to cite this article
Hossain MM, Parvez N, Ali E. Swallowing difficulties among traumatic brain injury patients in Bangladesh. Edorium J Disabil Rehabil 2023;9(2):8–14.ABSTRACT
Aim: To determine the number of people having swallowing difficulties among traumatic brain injury patient.
Methods: This is a quantitative type of cross-sectional survey study where 117 samples were assigned purposively from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). The Swallowing Disturbance Questionnaire (SDQ) was used for the study. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistical analysis (SPSS = Statistics package for social science) method.
Results: On an average, most of the participants 90.60% (106) were males and other participants 9.40% (11) were females. The maximum numbers of participants 25.6% (30) were in the age range 18–27 years. The majority numbers of participants 33.30% (39) were at secondary level education. The maximum numbers of respondents 22.20% (26) found were day laborer (driver, rickshaw puller, and masons). Most of the participants 63.20% (74) had injuries in 0–2 months earlier. Among 117 participants, 76 (64.95%) participants had no swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) and 41 (35.05%) participants had swallowing difficulties (dysphagia).
Conclusions: Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) is a common problem in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Researchers explored the prevalence of swallowing difficulty among TBI patients. In this study, among 117 participants most of the participants 90.60% (106) were males and 9.40% (11) participants were females. So, swallowing difficulty is common in TBI patients who are associated with other condition of swallowing. According to SDQ score among 117 participants, (35.05%) participants had swallowing difficulties. So, TBI patients are vulnerable for presence of swallowing difficulties.
Keywords: Swallowing difficulties, Swallowing Disturbance Questionnaire, Traumatic brain injury
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
Acknowledgments
We are very thankful to all the participants for their voluntary participation. The study is solely a self-funded and academic work.
Author ContributionsMd. Monir Hossain - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Nahid Parvez - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Ershad Ali - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
Source of SupportNone
Consent StatementWritten informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this article.
Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
Copyright© 2023 Md. Monir Hossain et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information.
