Journal of Nursing & Care

Kazuya Ikenishi

Publications

• Research Article
  The Correlation between Dysphagia with Serum Albumin Level and Activities of Daily Living Improvement among Stroke Rehabilitation Patients: A Retrospective Study
  Author(s): Kazuya IkenishiKazuya Ikenishi
  
  Background: Recent years have witnessed an upsurge in the interest in the correlation between nutritional condition and rehabilitation of stroke patients. Dysphagia is one of the neurological manifestations, which markedly affects the nutrient intake of stroke patients. However, previous studies did not consider dysphagia as a variable. If the presence of dysphagia correlated with the serum albumin level and activities of daily living (ADL) of stroke patients, these studies could have contributed to enhancing nursing care for rehabilitation stroke patients. This study aims to investigate the correlation between dysphagia with the serum albumin level and the functional independence measure (FIM) of stroke rehabilitation patients. Methods: In this retrospective study, we reviewed medical records in a rehabilitation hospital located in the Kanto .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000474

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