Background Older adults with dysphagia are at a higher risk of experiencing serious
complications where dysphagia is not identified and adequately managed. Nursing …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric quality and feasibility of
measurements for screening dysphagia in older adults to identify the'right tool'for nurses to …

Dysphagia following neurological impairment increases the risk of dehydration, malnutrition,
aspiration pneumonia, and even death. Screening for dysphagia has been reported to …

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Aims and objectives. To (1) develop a dysphagia screening tool to triage all patients at risk
of aspiration/dysphagia on admission to acute hospital wards,(2) evaluate tool reliability,(3) …

In patients who are prone to impaired swallowing, dysphagia screening has been
advocated. However, most dysphagia screening tests are lacking gold‐standard validation …

Background: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled
prevalence of dysphagia in older adults, subgrouping by recruitment settings and varying …

Aim Dysphagia, or difficulty in swallowing, is a serious and life-threatening medical condition
that affects a significant number of individuals with neurological impairment. We conducted …

OBJECTIVES: To assess geriatric patients' assessment of their clinical symptoms of
dysphagia by means of a customized dysphagia screening tool and the usefulness of this …

Dysphagia is defined as difficulty in swallowing food (semi-solid or solid), liquid, or both.
Neurological, muscular, anatomical, and/or psychological factors may predispose a person …