ABSTRACT Patients in Palliative Care (PC) represent a public whose demand is great for
speech therapy, and because there is no standardized instrument for assessing the …

Objetivo Caracterizar as alterações relacionadas à deglutição e as principais intervenções e
condutas fonoaudiológicas em pacientes em cuidados paliativos, com disfagia orofaríngea …

Introduction: Palliative care aims at keeping the quality of life and comfort of patients
confronting life-threatening diseases. Patients in palliative care usually develop dysphagia …

Introduction: Evaluation of dysphagia in palliative care patients is an important indicator of
care. In this study, it was evaluated how the swallowing test in palliative care patients guides …

Aims: The evaluation of swallowing in the palliative care (PC) unit (PCU) is an important
indicator of care. In this study, we investigated how an on-admission swallowing test in the …

Purpose: To identify speech-language pathologists' perception on their performance in
palliative care at a public hospital in Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Methods: It is a descriptive …

Purpose: to describe the speech therapy aspects of patients treated by the palliative care
team in a hospital. Methods: an observational and cross-sectional study, performed from …

Context Dysphagia is one of the most prevalent and distressing symptoms among palliative
care patients, and a practical assessment tool is required. Objectives The aim of this study …

The purpose of this study was to identify use of life protocols in dysphagia and verify their
use in reahbilitation. Was performed a theoretical and exploratory research with the review …

Introduction: Oropharyngeal dysphagia impacts on quality of life of persons under palliative
care. Objective: To discuss the literature about quality of life of adults and older people living …