ABSTRACT

Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of dysphagia management education on the knowledge, practice, and stress.Methods : The subjects(education group: 39, control group: 39) were randomized selected among post stroke dysphagia patients. Before their education, their knowledge was significant relations with family type, hours of daily care; their practice was significant relations with age, monthly income, disease and stress had a sig-nificant relation with age.Results : Knowledge and practice were significantly increased based on education but stress did not. Control group showed no significant differences. After the education, their knowledge showed significant relations with feeding type, total duration of care work. Practice had significant relations with health status, disease, and feeding type. Also, there was no significant relations between the knowledge, practice and stress.Conclusion : The findings of this study suggest that the dysphagia management education for families caring for the post stroke dysphagia patients is effective for improving knowledge and practice.