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Lip function and eating after a stroke: a nursing perspective.

E K Carr1, P J Hawthorn

  • 1Stroke Research Unit, General Hospital, Nottingham.

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|July 1, 1988
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Food collection around the lips after a stroke is a common and distressing issue. This study found a significantly higher incidence in stroke patients, highlighting a need for improved nursing care and lip function rehabilitation.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Eating and drinking difficulties following a stroke have significant social and psychological impacts.
  • Food retention around the lips is an under-recognized, embarrassing, and visually apparent problem for stroke survivors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the incidence of food collection around the lips in stroke patients.
  • To assess the distress caused by this eating-related issue.
  • To explore the role of nursing care in the rehabilitation of lip function post-stroke.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative study involving 20 stroke patients and a control group of medical patients of similar age and sex.
  • Observation and patient-reported distress related to food retention during mealtimes.

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Main Results:

  • The incidence of food collection around the lips was significantly higher in the stroke patient group compared to the control group (P < 0.001).
  • The problem caused notable distress to the affected patients.

Conclusions:

  • Post-stroke lip dysfunction leading to food retention is a prevalent and distressing issue.
  • There is a significant opportunity for nursing staff to enhance patient rehabilitation by focusing on lip function during mealtimes.
  • Further research is needed to evaluate the efficacy of specific therapeutic interventions.