Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a major complaint among older people. Dysphagia may cause
two types of complications in these patients:(a) a decrease in the efficacy of deglutition …

Introduction Dysphagia refers either to the difficulty someone may have with the initial
phases of a swallow (usually described as “oropharyngeal dysphagia”) or to the sensation …

Dysphagia or difficulty in swallowing is a problem in all age groups but more so in the
elderly. It can be either primarily oropharyngeal or esophageal in origin. Patients with …

Objectives: Epidemiological studies of dysphagia in the elderly are rare. A non-treatment-
seeking, elderly cohort was surveyed to provide preliminary evidence regarding the …

Dysphagia is a remarkably prevalent disorder in the aging population. In independently
living populations of> 65 year olds, up to 15% may have dysphagia. In facility-based …

Dysphagia in older adults can have a profound adverse influence nutrition and hydration
status, quality of life, morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs in adults. Identification and …

Oropharyngeal dysphagia describes difficulty with eating and drinking. This benign
statement does not reflect the personal, social, and economic costs of the condition …

Care of patients with dysphagia includes screening, diagnosis, treatment and management.
This article examines the increasing evidence that to be most effective each of these aspects …