Background: Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are often called upon to assess
swallowing function for older adults with advanced dementia at high risk of aspiration and …

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who serve as members of a multidisciplinary care
team in long-term care facilities are called on to contribute to the process of development …

Objectives To evaluate influences of disease severity and food texture on prevalence and
type of dysphagia in hospitalized geriatric patients. Design We screened for dysphagia in …

CONTEXT: Speech-language pathologists (SLP) are often called on to evaluate eating
difficulties in patients with dementia. OBJECTIVES: To assess factors associated with SLPs' …

Dysphagia and related problems with oral intake must certainly be numbered among the
important geriatric syndromes. 1 They, like other geriatric syndromes, become increasingly …

Palliative care is an interdisciplinary medical specialty that focuses on preventing and
relieving suffering and on supporting the best possible quality of life for patients and their …

Dysphagia is a prevalent difficulty among aging adults. Though increasing age facilitates
subtle physiologic changes in swallow function, age-related diseases are significant factors …

Background Dysphagia is an important and frequent symptom in Alzheimer's dementia (AD).
We hypothesized that dysphagia could be seen in the early stages of AD and sarcopenia …

Background Decision-making in end-stage dementia (ESD) is a complex process involving
medical, social, legal and ethical issues. In ESD, the person suffers from severe cognitive …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence of impaired swallowing in residents at long‐
term care facilities (LTCFs) in Taiwan. DESIGN: A chart review, a structured questionnaire …