Dysphagia, or swallowing difficulties, is a common problem in patients affected by stroke and its management is an important aspect of stroke rehabilitation and reducing the risk of aspiration pneumonia. Adequate nutrition and oral hygiene are also important aspects of dysphagia management. Nurses are ...
Effects of the Evidence-Based Nursing Care Algorithm of Dysphagia for Nursing Home Residents The purpose of the current study was to examine the effect of the Evidence-Based Nursing Care Algorithm of Dysphagia (ENCAD) on risk of dysphagia, oral health, and dysphagia-specific quality of life among...
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Furthermore, the prior art products used for MBS procedures have neither pleasant appearances nor tastes. Finally, they do not allow high accuracy or safety during assessment of chewing and swallowing. OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the invention to provide an orally ingestible baked...
The electrical charge associated with some gum thickeners may also reduce drug dissolution so drug thickener interactions may be reduced by using starch-based products although these are often less stable and palatable (Barnett and Parmar, 2016; PresQIPP NHS Programme, 2015). However, further ...
Main Resources Videos Products Development DisordersDysphagia: The Essentials Dysphagia is... The technical term for a swallowing disorder or swallowing difficulty. Pronounced "dis-fay-juh", it has also been spelled "dysphasia" but the official spelling is with a "g" not an "s". On average ...
Neurogenic Dysphagia When Dementia and Dysphagia Co-Occur: The Role of the SLP Erin Butler, MS, CCC-SLP-June 16, 2022 Transitioning into the IDDSI Tia Bagan, M.S. CCC-SLP-February 16, 2019 Introducing the EAT Bar: One clinician’s vision to help people with swallowing disorders...
Many technological and bedside assessments are used to assess difficulties in the oral, pharyngeal and esophageal phases of swallowing. Each of these evaluation methods has specific uses, limitations and drawbacks. The therapist involved in the assessment of swallowing must be aware of the availability...
Medication has become the main stay of medical treatment. More than 60% of drugs are marketed as oral products, although some may be better suited to alternative delivery methods. Oral ingestion is seen to be: more convenient, have high compliance, safety, efficiency, ease of accessibility and...
Risk factors for oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) in elderly patients are mainly central nervous system (CNS) and structural organic diseases or presbyphagia. We analysed the OD prevalence and association of OD with multimorbidity and polypharmacy using real