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- Title
Enhancing Spiritual Well-Being, Physical Activity, and Happiness in Hospitalized Older Adult Patients with Swallowing Difficulties: A Comparative Study of Thickeners and Swallowing Exercises.
- Authors
Kao, Yu-Yin; Lai, Yun-Ru; Huang, Chiung-Yu; Tsai, Meng-Yun; Kuo, Ming-Chun; Chen, Hsin-Wei; Lee, Suey-Haur; Lee, Chen-Hsiang
- Abstract
Swallowing difficulties often occur in older adult patients during acute hospitalization, leading to reduced nutritional intake, increased frailty, and various psychosocial challenges. This randomized controlled study aimed to assess the effects of two interventions, thickeners and swallowing exercises, on the spiritual well-being, physical activity, and happiness of older adult patients with swallowing difficulties during acute hospitalization from October 2019 to August 2020. Sample size calculation was performed using a conservative estimate approach, resulting in an estimate-required sample size of 42 participants. The sampling method was a random cluster sampling approach, with three ward rooms assigned to the thickeners group, swallowing exercises group and control group, respectively. Seventy-two participants were assigned to the intervention groups (thickeners or swallowing exercises) or the control group using a 1:1:1 stratified random assignment. Data were collected before and after the intervention, and matched samples were analyzed using t-tests, ANOVA, and generalized estimating equations for statistical analysis. Both intervention groups showed significant improvements in spiritual well-being (p < 0.001), physical activity (p < 0.001), and happiness (p < 0.001) compared to the control group. However, there were no significant differences between the intervention groups. Our findings suggest that interventions involving thickeners and swallowing exercises have positive effects on the spiritual well-being, physical activity, and happiness of older adult patients with swallowing difficulties during acute hospitalization and emphasize the importance of implementing these interventions to enhance the overall well-being and quality of life of this vulnerable patient population.
- Subjects
WELL-being; CLUSTER sampling; HAPPINESS; SPIRITUALITY; ANALYSIS of variance; FOOD consumption; DEGLUTITION disorders; HEALTH outcome assessment; PHYSICAL activity; COMPARATIVE studies; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; T-test (Statistics); HOSPITAL care of older people; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; EXERCISE therapy; EVALUATION; OLD age
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2023, Vol 11, Issue 18, p2595
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare11182595