Dysphagia, which is a geriatric syndrome affecting 10% to 33% of older adults, is commonly
seen in older adults who have experienced a stroke or neurodegenerative diseases such as …

Dysphagia affects a multitude of people worldwide with tremendous impact on the affected
individual, families, and caregivers. Understanding dysphagia, as well as the status of …

Reductions in muscle mass and strength are well known complications of advancing age. All
muscles of the body are affected, including those critical to chewing and swallowing. A …

Background Use of modified texture diets—thickening of liquids and modifying the texture of
foods—in the hope of preventing aspiration, pneumonia and choking, has become central to …

Organic foods have been argued to be highly beneficial for human health and
environmental sustainability. Interest in organic food consumption has been steadily …

Aims To identify and synthesize the evidence on the perceptions of the health effects of
dietary salt consumption and barriers to sustaining a salt‐reduced diet for hypertension in …

Background Nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) is a common infection among
nursing home residents. There is also a high prevalence of dysphagia in nursing home …

Abstract COUTTS, Kim A. and SOLOMON, Maxine. The use of diet modifications and third-
party disability in adult dysphagia: The unforeseen burden of caregivers in an economically …

Purpose: Marginalized communities have an increased predisposition to disease where
dysphagia is often associated. While commonly used as paradigms in health care and …

Objectives To conduct a systematic review of literature examining the establishment and
operation of clinical ethical committees (CECs) in long-term care (LTC). Design Systematic …