To assess nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dysphagia screening and oral care among stroke patients and to identify factors associated with good attitudes and practices.
Approach:
Study Design: Cross-sectional study involving 650 tertiary stroke and neurology nurses.
Data Collection: Utilized a validated self-administered questionnaire on dysphagia screening and oral care.
Data Analysis: Included descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation, and multivariate logistic regression.
Key Findings:
Nurses demonstrated good knowledge (mean score = 15.6 ± 3.1) and positive attitudes (77.4 ± 9.8) towards dysphagia management.
Moderate-to-good practices (73.2 ± 10.5) were observed, but documentation and formal training were lacking.
Knowledge, attitude, and practice showed significant positive associations (r = 0.46–0.57, p < 0.001).
Higher qualifications, career experience, stroke unit experience, and dysphagia training were associated with more positive attitudes and practices (p < 0.05).
Interpretation:
Limitations:
Lack of formal training and institutional support.
Study conducted in a single hospital may limit generalizability.
