Introduction: A previous review suggested that dysphagia is negatively associated with
burden in caregivers of community-dwelling older adults. Other literature suggests similar …

Practices and knowledge about the diagnosis and treatment of dysphagia vary widely. Over
time, some current beliefs and approaches have been questioned, for example, the limited …

Background: Speech and language therapists can improve the quality of life of people
receiving palliative care through the management of communication and swallowing …

Objectives To define the prevalence of dysphagia and its associated factors and to
investigate the influence of dysphagia and nutritional therapies performed in dysphagic …

Background Dysphagia has been found to be strongly associated with aspiration
pneumonia in frail older people. Aspiration pneumonia is causing high hospitalization rates …

Constance Dahlin is a nurse practitioner, Palliative Care Service, Massachusetts General
Hospital, Boston, and is on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative …

Up to 70% of hospice patients are reported to experience dyspnea at end of life. Despite the
high prevalence of this burdensome symptom, there is little in the literature to guide effective …

Individuals with advanced oropharyngeal cancer often experience dysphagia as a result of
their illness and its treatment. Research consistently demonstrates that dysphagia and …

In reviewing the literature, there are few articles describing the role of the speech-language
pathologist in hospice. Communication impairments can impact upon the hospice team's …