Recognising and managing dysphagia Page 1 Recognising and managing dysphagia Stroke
victims often develop dysphagia— difficulties in swallowing. Linda Nazarko explains how this …

Constance Dahlin is a nurse practitioner, Palliative Care Service, Massachusetts General
Hospital, Boston, and is on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative …

Background A recent literature review identified that past research has described the
impacts of dysphagia on quality of life; but there is limited research on these impacts from …

This article defines palliative care for swallowing disorders as treatment for severe and
chronic dysphagia or intractable aspiration when the recovery of normal swallowing is not …

Background: early diagnosis and effective management of dysphagia reduce the incidence
of pneumonia and improve quality of care and outcome. Dysphagic stroke patients rarely …

Abstract Purpose: Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are assumed to use evidence-
based practice to inform treatment decisions. However, the reasoning underpinning …

Background Dysphagia impacts negatively on quality of life, however there is little in‐depth
qualitative research on these impacts from the perspective of people with dysphagia. Aims …

Dysphagia, or the inability to swallow normally, is a feature of a number of neurological
conditions. It is found in both paediatric and adult populations, but the scope of this article is …

Individuals with advanced oropharyngeal cancer often experience dysphagia as a result of
their illness and its treatment. Research consistently demonstrates that dysphagia and …

Speech-Language Pathology: Enhancing Quality of Life for Individuals Approaching Death |
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