Quality-of-life self-assessment, risk of dysphagia, and swallowing disorders in COVID-19 inpatients

• Autor(a) principal: Barros,Renata Mendonça de
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Moreti,Felipe, Menezes,Aline Medeiros Gonçalves de, Ferreira,Fernanda de Lima, Fonseca,Jaqueline Drigo da, Souza,Tairine de Santana, Melo,Valéria Cardoso de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista CEFAC (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-18462022000600505
• topic: Deglutition Disorders; COVID-19; Quality of Life; Diet; Surveys and Questionnaires; Hospitalization

ABSTRACT Purpose: to identify the impact of swallowing changes and dysphagia complaints on quality-of-life and eating self-assessments of COVID-19 inpatients. Methods: the study comprised 54 COVID-19 inpatients above 18 years old, whose swallowing was clinically assessed by a speech-language-hearing therapist. They were classified regarding food intake (with the FOIS scale) and degree of dysphagia. They also filled out a sample characterization questionnaire and the SWAL-QOL and EAT-10 protocols. Results: the respiratory condition led to worse quality-of-life self-assessment Fatigue results, oral food intake and dysphagia severity classifications. Females had worse quality-of-life self-assessment Burden and Food selection scores. Swallowing complaints were associated with worse eating self-assessments. Patients at risk of dysphagia had worse quality-of-life self-assessments in five out of the 11 domains, worse oral food intake levels, and worse dysphagia severity. Conclusion: COVID-19 inpatients commonly have swallowing complaints and are at risk of dysphagia, with worse quality-of-life self-assessment, lower oral food intake classification, and worse dysphagia severity rating.