Table 5 Severity of swallow, RSI, and A-DHI questionnaire scores before and after medical treatment among the participants
Subscale | Before medical treatment (mean ± SD) | After medical treatment (mean ± SD) | Wilcoxon test | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Severity of swallow | 4.48±0.79 | 2.58 ±0.94 | −6.81 | 0.00 | |
RSI | 15.12±4.62 | 7.8±4.13 | −6.7 | 0.00 | |
A-DHI | Functional | 20.37±10.1 | 12.73±10.46 | −5.88 | 0.00 |
Physical | 18.23±10.01 | 5.7±7.99 | −6.54 | 0.00 | |
Emotional | 11.43±8.76 | 2.73±4.74 | −5.59 | 0.00 | |
Total | 50.03±23.03 | 21.17±15.12 | −6.62 | 0.00 | |