Dysphagia is a condition in which patients have difficulty with some or all parts of the
swallowing process. It can lead to penetration of food or drink into the larynx, which can …

Dysphagia represents a varying group of swallowing difficulties commonly encountered in
patients in both acute and community settings. It accompanies a variety of disease states …

Dysphagia: difficulty eating because of swallowing problems is a symptom that affects 15%
of hospital inpatients, older people, people with neurological disease, cancers of the head …

Dysphagia impacts on the health and quality of life of individuals and contributes to the cost
of health care. This paper summarises current literature regarding the nature, assessment …

Screening for Dysphagia: This Is Part Two in a Series on Dysphagia Page 1 CLINICAL
UPDATE JUNE 2011 anj BY JO MURRAY, ALI MILICH AND DEBRA ORMEROD …

Dysphagia (swallowing difficulties) is relatively common in the general population, but the
prevalence increases with age and poses particular problems in the older patient, potentially …

Patients with dysphagia are often inappropriately managed. However, nurses can be trained
to screen for swallowing difficulties and the introduction of an interdisciplinary dysphagia …

Dysphagia is a swallowing condition that mainly affects older adults and which can be a
short-or long-term issue. Dysphagia can have an enormous impact on patients and their …

Dysphagia is managed with guidance from a speech and language therapist, whose role is
to assess the anatomy and the functionality of the patient's swallow, and formulate a …

The practice nurse may encounter people who present with swallowing difficulties. Around
11% of adults living in the community have problems with dysphagia, and dysphagia is more …