Background: Increasing bodies of epidemiological evidence indicate potential associations
between dysphagia and the risk of frailty in older adults. We hypothesized that older adults …

Background: Older people are at risk of malnutrition, especially when they suffer from
cognitive impairment. Guidelines that orient nursing care in this regard need to be updated …

Background & aims Swallowing function decreases with age and impacts nutritional state
and frailty. The aim of the study was to test the relationship between swallowing function …

Chronic dehydration mainly occurs due to insufficient fluid intake over a lengthy period of
time, and nursing home residents are thought to be at high risk for chronic dehydration …

Background Preoperative dysphagia screening is rare. The purpose of this study was to
assess the prevalence and potential risk factors of preoperative dysphagia risk in adults …

目的调查社区居家失能老人口腔吞咽现状, 并分析其对心理健康的影响. 方法采用方便抽样法,
对207 名社区居家失能老人进行问卷调查. 结果社区居家失能老人口腔健康状况得分(8.45 3.51) …

Objetive: With the global population aging, there is a growing need for home-based care to
meet the health needs of the elderly. However, the quality of care provided to the aged …

Abstract Background Barthel Index (BI) is one of the most widely utilized tools for assessing
functional independence in activities of daily living. Most existing BI studies used …

Objectives To determine whether a Frailty Index based on laboratory tests (FI-lab) is
associated with clinical outcomes independently of a standard nonlaboratory Frailty Index …

Background Currently, patients with dysphagia are receiving dietary management that
deviates from their original swallowing function. Objective To evaluate the clinical …