Pneumonia is a common cause of hospital admission, and of mortality, in older people. Such
patients are often diagnosed as having 'aspiration pneumonia'(AP). A common response by …

Dysphagia, or swallowing difficulties, results in the inability to consume foods of regular
texture and/or fluids of regular consistency. A large proportion of residents in long term-care …

Mental practice (MP) using motor imagery is recognized as an effective clinical tool in
rehabilitative medicine for improving motor performance. Preliminary data using MP in …

Dietitians of Canada Page 1 Gerontology Network National Long Term Care Standards Project:
Recommended Food & Nutrition Standards Background Document PREPARED FOR …

In the first stage of oral processing, the deformation and the breakdown are dominant
dictated by bulk rheology, and during the transport of comminuted foods to the back area of …

Introducción: se estima que 8% de la población a nivel mundial experimenta dificultad para
consumir alimentos sólidos y líquidos. Los pacientes con dieta de textura modificada suelen …

Oropharyngeal dysphagia fulfils all the criteria proposed for geriatric syndromes: high
prevalence in older persons at different settings, combination of various symptoms …

Texture-modified food is a common strategy in dysphagia management for increasing safety
of swallowing. It is essential for the patient to receive the prescribed diet based on clinical …

Background and Objectives: To present a new method of text-modified food management for
patients with dysphagia that integrates the idea of food exchange. In addition to prioritizing …

Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is commonly encountered in elderly patients with hip
fracture. It is easily overlooked and predisposes patients to life-threatening postoperative …