… Palliative care traditionally developed considering mainly the need of cancer patients, who
still receive the bulk of care provided by specialist palliative care services… and dysphagia can …

… removable denture usage, Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT), and Dysphagia Severity
Scale, were evaluated. All outcomes were assessed by a dentist from the palliative care team. …

… patients undergoing palliative care in the community or hospital report dysphagia (Stevenson …
opment of services to improve care for the management of dysphagia in primary care. For …

… , dyspnea at rest, anorexia, dysphagia, or delirium are all … are home care programs,
hospices, palliative care units, and … the European Association for Palliative Care1 and pertain to …

… difficulties (dysphagia). While this report focused on communication, the dysphagia role
emerged … in which perceptions of palliative care vary across professionals and services. As the …

… in tracheostomy care and 55 (34.6%) were a part of palliative care. The responses obtained
in Part C revealed SLPs’ perception of their necessity and involvement in dysphagia care …

… Ninety-four patients with head and neck cancer admitted to our palliative care unit were
identified during the study period, for which the demographic data are summarized in Table 1. …

… In the case of people in palliative care that present severe dysphagia or enter an end-of-life …
, this document provides relevant guidelines under a model of service oriented to care and …

… Palliative Care Service, 2001; Palliative Care Australia, 2003) despite the fact that the
noncancer deaths that could use palliation are estimated at 50% (Palliative Care … dysphagia …

… Palliative surgery in ALS patients with dysphagia should be considered only in certain cases,
and then with caution, since surgical trauma may contribute to neuronal death and a more …