Estudi de la qualitat de vida de les persones diagnosticades de disfàgia del Baix Empordà: projecte de recerca
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Introduction: Dysphagia is the loss of coordination, synchronization and/or the
effectiveness of some of the stages of swallowing. As a consequence it alters or
complicates the mentioned process. The prevalence of people with dysphagia is
increasing due to the ageing population. Some studies have shown that
dysphagia impacts on the quality of life of that type of population. It produces
anxiety, fear, depression, shame and social isolation related to eating. Also,
many times disrupt their own safety.
Objective: The scope of the study is to identify the quality of life level of those
people diagnosticated with dysphagia who live in Baix Empordà.
Methodology: That study has an observational, descriptive, transversal, and
quantitative design. The study range will be people who have been
diagnosticated with dysphagia who live in Baix Empordà. A simple probabilistic
sample will be used. Furthermore, the instruments used for the data gathering
will be two questionnaires: For the first one a sociodemographic data gathering
and for the second one the Swallowing Quality of Life questionnaire (SWAL-
QOL). Data analytics and data entering will be carried by Statistical Package for
the Social Sciences (SPSS)
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