| Objective: To investigate the effects of dysphagia and dysphagia on the quality of life of stroke patients and caregivers. Methods: The quality of life scale WHO (WHOOOL BREF) was applied to evaluate the quality of life of stroke patients and caregivers. 100 stroke patients with dysphagia (stroke dysphagia, SD) and 100 stroke patients with non-dysphagia (stroke, non-dysphagia, SND) and their caregivers (n=200) were investigated. Results: Physical and psychological scores had significant difference (P<0.01) and social and environment domains score showed no significant difference (P>0.05) between the SD and SND groups. The physical and psychological scores in the primary caregivers had significant difference (P<0.01) and social field and the environment showed no significant difference between the SD and SND groups (P>0.05). The dysphagia score of severe patients was significantly lower than in the patients with mild dysphagia (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the scores of social field between the SD and SND groups. Different dysphagia degrees of SD caregivers had significant difference in physiological field, psychological field and social field (P<0.05). No significant difference in the score of the environmental field was found between the SD and SND groups. Conclusion: The overall quality of life in SD group is low, especially in the field of physiology and psychology. The degree of dysphagia is the main influencing factor, which not only affects the quality of life of patients, but also affects the quality of life of primary caregivers. |
