Nor-SWAL-QOL | OD group (n = 102) | Control group (n = 123 | Mann Whitney U Sign. (two-tailed) | Effect size r |
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Symptom frequency battery | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Coughing | 2.24 (1.0) | 4.75 (0.5) | p < 0.001 | 0.85 |
Choke on food | 3.50 (1.2) | 4.96 (0.2) | p < 0.001 | 0.72 |
Choke on liquids | 3.61 (1.2) | 4.98 (0.1) | p < 0.001 | 0.69 |
Thick saliva, phlegm | 2.56 (1.3) | 4.76 (0.7) | p < 0.001 | 0.73 |
Gagging | 3.72 (1.1) | 4.94 (0.3) | p < 0.001 | 0.68 |
Drooling | 3.41 (1.4) | 4.92 (0.3) | p < 0.001 | 0.66 |
Problems chewing | 3.68 (1.5) | 4.97 (0.2) | p < 0.001 | 0.60 |
Excess saliva, phlegm | 2.81 (1.4) | 4.90 (0.4) | p < 0.001 | 0.75 |
Clear throat | 2.47 (1.4) | 4.66 (0.6) | p < 0.001 | 0.79 |
Food stick in throat | 2.94 (1.1) | 4.89 (0.4) | p < 0.001 | 0.80 |
Food stick in mouth | 3.39 (1.3) | 4.99 (0.1) | p < 0.001 | 0.75 |
Dribble from mouth | 3.85 (1.3) | 5.00 (0.0) | p < 0.001 | 0.62 |
Dribble from nose | 4.29 (1.0) | 5.00 (0.0) | p < 0.001 | 0.52 |
Cough food stuck | 2.84 (1.3) | 4.93 (0.3) | p < 0.001 | 0.81 |