Current literature on swallowing function in advanced age provides multidisciplinary
perspectives and initiatives, with clear commitment to improving quality of life for older …

Background Patients with dysphagia may consider eating and drinking with acknowledged
risk (EDAR) instead of artificial hydration/nutrition. Timely consideration of complex issues is …

Abstract 'Risk feeding'policies, for when people continue to eat and drink despite a
perceived risk of choking or aspiration have become common in recent years. We argue that …

Background Person‐centred services are inherently related to patients/caregivers' needs.
However, the extent to which dysphagia services within Singapore meet consumer needs is …

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 …

Purpose This article explores the challenges of risk feeding from an Australian Paediatric
Palliative Care perspective. There is currently limited evidence to guide risk feeding in …

People with dementia frequently develop dysphagia (swallowing impairment), which causes
them to be at high risk of aspiration pneumonia, resulting in hospital admissions. These …

Purpose Optimising dysphagia service delivery is crucial to minimise personal and service
impacts associated with dysphagia. However, limited data exist on how to achieve this in …

Objective For patients with dysphagia, decisions must be made for provision of nutrition and
hydration. This retrospective audit explored feeding decisions for patients with severe …

Food-related procedures are a part of rehabilitation interventions for dysphagia. However,
studies show that professional-caregiver communication is often lacking in dysphagia …