[HTML][HTML] Exploring Texture and Biomechanics of Food Oral Processing in Fork-Mashable Dishes for Patients with Mastication or Swallowing Impairments

K Ismael-Mohammed, M Bolívar-Prados, L Laguna… - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
Texture-modified diets (TMDs) are a primary compensatory treatment for hospitalized older
patients with swallowing and mastication disorders. Nevertheless, the lack of a protocol for …

[HTML][HTML] A Psychometric Evaluation of the Dysphagia Handicap Index Using Rasch Analysis

R Cordier, AV Joosten, BJ Heijnen… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background/Objectives: The Dysphagia Handicap Index (DHI) is commonly used in
oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) research as a self-report measure of functional health status …