Application value research of swallowing treatment device combined with swallowing rehabilitation training in the treatment of swallowing disorders after stroke

Table 4 Comparison of Wakita water drinking test scores, functional oral intake scale scores, and Standardized swallowing assessment scores between the two groups

Group	Number of samples	Wakita water drinking test scores		FOIS scores		SSA scores
		Before intervention	After intervention	Before intervention	After intervention	Before intervention	After intervention
Control group	43	4.58 ± 0.47	2.24 ± 1.05a	1.79 ± 0.74	4.46 ± 1.02a	32.52 ± 5.85	25.41 ± 4.11a
Observation group	43	4.62 ± 0.43	1.53 ± 0.81a	1.80 ± 0.78	5.53 ± 1.17a	31.97 ± 6.26	22.23 ± 3.95a
t value		0.412	3.511	0.061	4.520	0.421	3.658
P value		0.682	0.001	0.952	< 0.001	0.675	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05 vs before intervention.

FOIS: Functional oral intake scale; SSA: Standardized swallowing assessment.