Prevalence of dysphagia and risk of pneumonia and mortality in acute stroke patients: a meta-analysis

Kondwani Joseph Banda, Hsin Chu, Xiao Linda Kang, Doresses Liu, Li Chung Pien, Hsiu Ju Jen, Shu Tai Shen Hsiao, Kuei Ru Chou

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Abstract

Background: Post-stroke dysphagia (PSD) has been associated with high risk of aspiration pneumonia and mortality. However, limited evidence on pooled prevalence of post-stroke dysphagia and influence of individual, disease and methodological factors reveals knowledge gap. Therefore, to extend previous evidence from systematic reviews, we performed the first meta-analysis to examine the pooled prevalence, risk of pneumonia and mortality and influence of prognostic factors for PSD in acute stroke. Methods: Our search was conducted in CINAHL, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Ovid-Medline, PubMed, and Web of Science an initial search in October 2020 and a follow-up search in May 2021. Data synthesis was conducted using the Freeman-Tukey double-arcsine transformation model for the pooled prevalence rate and the DerSimonian-Lard random-effects model for prognostic factors and outcomes of PSD. Results: The pooled prevalence of PSD was 42% in 42 studies with 26,366 participants. PSD was associated with higher pooled odds ratio (OR) for risk of pneumonia 4.08 (95% CI, 2.13–7.79) and mortality 4.07 (95% CI, 2.17–7.63). Haemorrhagic stroke 1.52 (95% CI, 1.13–2.07), previous stroke 1.40 (95% CI, 1.18–1.67), severe stroke 1.38 (95% CI, 1.17–1.61), females 1.25 (95% CI, 1.09–1.43), and diabetes mellitus 1.24 (95% CI, 1.02–1.51) were associated with higher risk of PSD. Males 0.82 (95% CI, 0.70–0.95) and ischaemic stroke 0.54 (95% CI, 0.46–0.65) were associated with lower risk of PSD. Haemorrhagic stroke, use of instrumental assessment method, and high quality studies demonstrated to have higher prevalence of PSD in the moderator analysis. Conclusions: Assessment of PSD in acute stroke with standardized valid and reliable instruments should take into account stroke type, previous stroke, severe stroke, diabetes mellitus and gender to aid in prevention and management of pneumonia and thereby, reduce the mortality rate. Trial registration: https://osf.io/58bjk/?view_only=26c7c8df8b55418d9a414f6d6df68bdb.

Original languageEnglish
Article number420
Pages (from-to)420
JournalBMC Geriatrics
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 13 2022

Keywords

  • Acute Stroke
  • Dysphagia
  • Mortality
  • Pneumonia
  • Prevalence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geriatrics and Gerontology

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