This study was a correlation study. The objectives of this research were to study the eating behavior and the factors related to eating behavior in stroke patients according to Roy’s framework. The study enrolled 121 patients who had been diagnosed as stroke for 1 to 12 months at neurology outpatient department of King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Phramongkutklao Hospital, and Rajavithi Hospital. The instuments for data collection included a demographic data form, assessment form of clinical swallowing, and data were collected by self adminited questionnaires including patients’depression, family relationship, patients’ self-dependence, and the eating behavior. Questionnaires were tested for reliability and Cronbach’ s alpha coefficient was 0.85, 0.94, 0.94, 0.97 and 0.84, respectively. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient. The major finding were as follow: 1. The stroke patients had eating behavior very good level in fat group ( X =24.64), good level in starch, meat, fruit and vegetable, and seasoning group (X =14.95, X =23.70, X = 25.24, and X =10.94 respectively), and medium level in beverage group ( X =3) 2. Dysphagia was not related to the eating behavior in stroke patients 3. Severity of stroke disease and depression had significant negative correlation with the eating behavior in stroke patients. (r = -.20 and r = .48 respectively; p = 0.05) 4. Family relationship and self-dependence had significant positive correlation with the eating behavior in stroke patients (r = .42 and r = .28 respectively; p = 0.05)
