Eficacia de la terapia de lenguaje en pacientes con disfagia por accidente cerebro vascular ingresados en el Hospital de Especialidades Guayaquil Abel Gilbert Pontón durante el período enero 2020 a enero 2022.

Abstract

Speech therapy is a therapeutic method currently used in patients suffering from dysphagia after a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), it is considered a tool that aims to reduce swallowing disorders, favoring an improvement of 65 to 80%. Within the rehabilitation area, it is important to classify the type of dysphagia that patients present to individualize the cases and provide the ideal treatment. Objective: to determine the efficacy of language therapy in patients with dysphagia due to a cerebrovascular accident admitted to the Hospital de Especialidades Guayaquil Abel Gilbert Ponton from January 2020 to 2022. Methodology: Observational, retrospective, longitudinal and analytical. Population: 522 patients. Sample: 102 patients with post-stroke dysphagia who received speech therapy. Technique: Indirect observation. Instrument: Review of clinical histories to assess dysphagia using the Guss scale. Results: Through the Chi-Square test, a null hypothesis is used and the relationship that exists between the variables used is recognized. Conclusions: Through the Guss scale it was possible to determine that language therapy is an effective therapeutic method in patients with dysphagia secondary to a cerebrovascular accident.