Practical Geriatrics ›› 2024, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (8): 783-787.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2024.08.007

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Effect of comprehensive respiratory training on hypokinetic dysarthria in elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease

HAO Shijie, ZOU Jianpeng, WEI Chen, LIU Qingjiang   

  1. School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355,China(HAO Shijie);
    Department of Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250014,China(ZOU Jianpeng,WEI Chen);
    Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250000,China(LIU Qingjiang)
  • Received:2023-09-14 Online:2024-08-20 Published:2024-08-26
  • Contact: LIU Qingjiang, Email:505147125@qq.com

Abstract: Objective To observe the effect of comprehensive respiratory training on hypokinetic dysarthria in the elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease. Methods A total of 48 patients with Parkinson’s disease who were enrolled according to inclusion and exclusion criteria were randomly divided into the control group and the treatment group, with 24 patients in each group. The control group received basic articulation training, while the treatment group received comprehensive respiratory training on the basis of the control group. Two groups were treated for four weeks, and the changes in Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment(FDA) score, maximum phonation time(MPT), diadochokinesia rate(DR) of different syllables and maximum inspiratory pressure(MIP) were observed before and after treatment. Results Before treatment, there were no statistical differences in FDA score, MPT, DR of different syllables and MIP between the two groups (P>0.05).After treatment, FDA score, MPT and DR of different syllable in the two groups were significantly higher than those before treatment (P<0.01), and FDA score, MPT, DR of different syllable and MIP levels in the treatment group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Conclusions Comprehensive respiratory training can promote coordination of breathing and vocalization, and improve hypokinetic dysarthria in the elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease.

Key words: comprehensive respiratory training, basic articulation training, Parkinso's disease, aged, hypokinetic dysarthria

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