Table 6 Nor-SWAL-QOL sensitivity to severity by food consistency eatena and tube feeding statusb
Nor-SWAL-QOL | Regulara (n = 38) | Softa (n = 38) | Pureed/blendeda (n = 11) | Kruskal-Wallis Test Sign. p value | Kruskal-Wallis Test – pairwise comparisons Adj. sign. p value | Tube fedb (n = 20) | Not tube fedb (n = 81) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Â | Â | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Â |
Burden | 53.9 (28.2) | 44.6 (26.4) | 32.1 (24.7) | p=0.052 | Â | 25.2 (26.6) | 49.6 (26.9) | p=0.001** |
Food selection | 71.0 (27.1) | 56.1 (29.4) | 33.1 (25.8) | p=0.001* | p=0.001** | 41.4 (33.2) | 61.6 (30.2) | p=0.016* |
Eating duration | 49.7 (29.7) | 40.1 (28.0) | 22.9 (23.8) | p=0.023* | p=0.022** | 24.6 (29.2) | 44.0 (28.9) | p=0.004* |
Eating desire | 79.0 (19.7) | 66.3 (25.3) | 56.0 (28.1) | p=0.011* | p=0.030** | 40.0 (34.7) | 71.6 (23.7) | p<0.001** |
Fear | 70.5 (22.2) | 63.1 (26.2) | 50.2 (31.1) | p=0.145 | Â | 55.2 (34.6) | 64.3 (25.6) | p=0.326 |
Sleep | 62.0 (29.0) | 60.4 (32.6) | 58.2 (34.7) | p=0.985 | Â | 52.8 (27.7) | 61.4 (31.9) | p=0.201 |
Fatigue | 57.7 (25.3) | 50.0 (31.9) | 50.8 (24.1) | p=0.548 | Â | 45.0 (28.4) | 54.8 (28.2) | p=0.210 |
Communication | 73.1 (29.7) | 60.4 (30.8) | 44.4 (34.1) | p=0.023* | p=0.038** | 44.6 (36.6) | 66.5 (30.9) | p=0.017* |
Mental health | 53.1 (26.6) | 46.3 (28.1) | 31.4 (19.1) | p=0.096 | Â | 35.0 (28.7) | 49.0 (27.7) | p=0.051 |
Social functioning | 64.9 (28.2) | 55.4 (30.8) | 37.0 (30.3) | p=0.033* | p=0.031** | 30.0 (25.5) | 60.3 (30.1) | p<0.001** |
Symptom frequency battery | 63.4 (13.2) | 52.1 (19.3) | 48.1 (21.9) | p=0.012* | p=0.030*** | 45.4 (22.4) | 58.2 (17.9) | p=0.023* |