Effectiveness of Clinical Pathway-Based Rehabilitation Nursing on Swallowing Function in Stroke Patients…

Cohort studyJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE· Jun 2026

Effectiveness of Clinical Pathway-Based Rehabilitation Nursing on Swallowing Function in Stroke Patients With Dysphagia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Tingting Chai, Jiaqi Luo, Jiale Wang … Yue Sun

Stroke RehabilitationCohort studyQ2IF 1.1

Clinical pathway-based nursing associated with higher odds of swallowing recovery after stroke.

Effectiveness of Clinical Pathway-Based Rehabilitation Nursing on Swallowing Function in Stroke Patients With Dysphagia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Tingting Chai … Yue Sun

Journal of visualized experiments · Jun 2026

Background

Dysphagia after stroke increases the risk of aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition, and prolonged hospitalization.

Methods

Received either clinical pathway-based rehabilitation nursing (n = 106) or conventional care (n = 104).

n = 210 adult

Results

pathway-based nursing more than doubled the odds of swallowing recovery

OR 2.12 (95% CI 1.38 to 3.27)

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1.38

3.27

CI excludes the null - significant

More results

Standardized nursing pathways may improve care delivery, but real-world evidence remains limited.

More results

This retrospective cohort study, reported in accordance with the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement, included 210 adult stroke patients with dysphagia treated at Suzhou Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, from January 2020 to May 2025.

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Conclusion

Clinical pathway-based rehabilitation nursing was associated with improved swallowing outcomes and fewer in-hospital complications in this retrospective cohort, supporting further prospective multicenter evaluation and integration into standardized stroke rehabilitation practice.

Effectiveness of Clinical Pathway-Based Rehabilitation Nursing on Swallowing Function in Stroke Patients With Dysphagia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Effectiveness of Clinical Pathway-Based Rehabilitation Nursing on Swallowing Function in Stroke Patients With Dysphagia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

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