Factors Contributing to Changes in the Food Intake Pattern in Direct Training Cases After Videoendoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing

Direct training refers to training for oral intake using jelly or thickened water as a preliminary step to resumption of food intake. There is a wide range of patients with swallowing dysfunction, from mild cases who can begin to take food at an early stage, to severely impaired cases who need a long time to resume food intake. In this study, we investigated the relationship between the findings at the time of videoendoscopic evaluation of swallowing (VE) and the changes in the food intake patterns after VE in patients receiving direct training, and statistically analyzed the results.