Benefit from the Chin-Down Maneuver in the Swallowing Performance and Self-Perception of Parkinson’s Disease Patients

Table 3

SWALQOLL analysis before and after intervention.

Domain		Experimental (EG)		Control (CG)		Orientation (OG)		value
		Mean (standard deviation)
(1) Swallowing as a burden	Pre	71.5	9.4	98.2	6.8	89.3	8.0	0.279
	Post	60.4	13.8	85.7	9.9	95.6	8.4
(2) Desire to eat	Pre	68.2	7.0	91.2	7.6	82.3	7.9	0.306
	Post	71.5	7.9	81.8	7.7	92.0	9.3
(3) Eating duration	Pre	66.4	11.2	26.5	9	24.7	10.6	0.812
	Post	72.6	10.6	25	10.2	24.7	15.4
(4) Frequency of symptoms	Pre	63.5	3.6	72.4	3.7	72.2	4.1	0.029
	Post	73.3	4.3	71.6	4	75.7	5.6
(5) Food selection	Pre	74.2	7.8	87.6	3.9	85.5	5.1	0.539
	Post	86.8	8.7	89.1	4.5	81.3	5
(6) Communication	Pre	47.3	4.4	45.6	6.2	45.3	5.5	0.713
	Post	57.9	7	50.3	6.1	57.8	6.9
(7) Fear to eat	Pre	72.5	5.3	71.6	4.6	73.2	5.4	0.662
	Post	80.9	6.6	73.9	5	74.3	5.9
(8) Mental health	Pre	74	6.7	87.8	7.6	92.1	6.2	0.004
	Post	70.9	9.6	90.3	5.7	82.9	12.3
(9) Social function	Pre	76.1	5.7	86.7	5.1	88.8	4.7	0.425
	Post	83.4	7.1	88.6	4.6	80.5	8.6
(10) Sleep	Pre	50.9	11.4	15.5	11	25.1	10.2	0.093
	Post	65.9	11.4	26.4	10.2	18.9	11.2
(11) Fatigue	Pre	65.7	7.5	51.4	7.7	60.4	4.8	0.298
	Post	81.4	5	58.7	4.2	56.2	10
Total	Pre	63.9	3.5	67.5	4.1	68.9	3.1	0.288
	Post	72.2	4.7	69.3	3.2	69.6	4.3

Statistical test: GEE; ; SWAL QOL: Quality of Life in Swallowing Disorders Questionnaire.