Table 3. Relationship between degree of dysphagia and chin-down maneuver effectiveness.
Degree of dysphagia | Aspiration prevention N = 24 |
No aspiration prevention N = 11 |
Total Individuals | Prevention | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild dysphagia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100% | − |
Moderate dysphagia | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40% | 0.001 * |
Severe dysphagia | 1 | 11 | 12 | 8% | − |
statistical significance (p-value < 0.05).