Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is associated with adverse outcomes that require a
multidisciplinary approach with different strategies. Our aim was to assess the adherence of …

Background Gustatory stimulus interventions have been shown to improve swallowing
function in older adults with dysphagia. However, the optimal intervention strategies as well …

Purpose To identify the qualifications, professional roles and service practices of nurses,
occupational therapists (OTs) and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in the management …

Purpose Dysphagia is known to be a disorder of the swallowing function, and is a growing
health problem in aging populations. Swallowing screening tests have mostly been studied …

Purpose The present study aimed to investigate which swallowing difficulty of food
consistency in participants over 65 years of age who did not have any disease that might …

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia (OD) increases the risk of hospitalization and the use of health
services; however, it is often detected and studied in institutionalized patients with limited …

A deglutição comprometida é uma condição comum, de elevada prevalência, com grande
impacto no indivíduo a nível biopsicossocial. Está relacionada com o aumento do tempo de …

Dysphagia is the most common cause of aspiration pneumonia in elderly and senile patients
with neurodegenerative diseases, after surgical interventions and prolonged artificial lung …