… swallowing solid dosage forms in patients with stroke-induced dysphagia and whether
swallowing tablets/capsules … , oval, and oblong tablets and a capsule) with texture-modified water (…

… the details of swallowing a capsule by stroke patients. In this study, we investigated the
dynamics of capsule swallowing in healthy young adults and the time of capsule passage from …

… for capsules) ease swallowing of tablets and capsules, we … placebos, rated their ease of
swallowing on an 8-point Likert … swallowing of tablets (the pop-bottle method) and capsules (…

… by a capsule-swallowing task. Primary outcome was the incidence of medication
swallowing … In addition to participant self-report, participants were engaged in a capsule-swallowing …

… Thus, this study aimed at quantifying the overall prevalence of problems with swallowing
tablets and capsules ever experienced by adult patients as well as the prevalence of …

… Capsules were the easiest to swallow while oval tablets were the most difficult (p < 0.01, r =
… a variable ability to swallow different forms and consistencies of tablets and capsules. This …

… Capsules are intended to be swallowed whole by the patient. In instances where patients
(especially children) are unable to swallow capsules, the contents of the capsule … as a capsule, …

… swallow capsules more readily and if saliva was adequate could manage them without water.
Though individuals can be trained to swallow capsules, … a bolus and swallow the soft bolus …

… Some elderly patients had difficulty in swallowing 100 ml of water as they could only sip it.
In … Seventy-two (601" ) subjects in this study had difficulty in swallowing one or more of the …

… Hence it is evident that large size tablet or capsules pose problems for swallowing to elderly
persons and patients with some neuromuscular disorders like cranial neuropathies caused …