Table 3.
Mean SWAL-QOL scores in 116 patients with thyroid disease and symptoms of dysphagia compared to mean scores of 40 individuals with normal swallowing function previously reported in the literature(15). A score of 0 represents the least favorable state, and 100 the most favorable.
| Domain | Thyroid Disease | Normal |
|---|---|---|
| Burden | 84.6 | n/a |
| Physical | 81.2 | n/a |
| Mental | 87.0 | n/a |
| Fear | 87.0 | 96.0 |
| Eating Desire | 92.5 | 93.2 |
| Eating Duration | 86.2 | n/a |
| Food Selection | 88.5 | 76.6 |
| Sleep | 65.0 | 76.3 |
| Fatigue | 63.4 | 73.0 |
| Social | 94.4 | n/a |
| Communication | 88.9 | 87.8 |