Evaluation of an Educational Training Sessions on Self-Care for Stroke Patients Health Related to Dysphagia

Abstract

Background: patients with neurological conditions like Parkinson's disease or cerebral palsy frequently struggle with swallowing. Furthermore, a stroke or head injury may decrease or interfere with the swallowing muscles' coordination or limit mouth and throat feeling. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the educational training sessions on self-care for stroke patients status related to dysphagia, Methods: Quantitative study quasi-experimental design carried out with two groups in Middle Euphrates Neuroscience Center in AL-Najaf City from the period 17 Jun 2022 to 22 May 2023, (60) stroke patients were divided into experimental and control group. Non-probability purposive sampling used to select the study sample which include (60) patients who previously diagnosed with stroke who divided to experimental group who attend the educational training sessions and control group who follow routein management. Results: After conducting the educational training sessions (post-tests) revealed a significant improvement for patient’s swallowing, nutrition, and decrease in severity of dysphagia. Conclusion: application of the educational training sessions for at least six weeks is an effective approach to improving swallowing on the stroke patients status related to dysphagia compared with the control group. Recommendations: Establishing structured educational training sessions realized the challenges that might be faced after stroke patients because this long journey need special planed care to decrease the severity of dysphagia and to decrease the risk of aspiration and malnutrition by special rehabilitation units, the unit services may extended for the patient’s family to decrease the impact of dysphagia and inhancing their quality of life.