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Psychometric Properties of Questionnaires on Functional Health Status in Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: A Systematic Literature Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Introduction. Questionnaires on Functional Health Status (FHS) are part of the assessment of oropharyngeal dysphagia. Objective. To conduct a systematic review of the literature on the psychometric properties of English-language FHS questionnaires in ...
Cordier, Reinie   +3 more
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Staff-led interventions for improving oral hygiene in patients following stroke [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background For people with limitations due to neurological conditions such as stroke, the routine practice of oral care may become a challenge. Evidence-based supported oral care intervention is essential for this patient group. Objectives To compare the
Brady, Marian C.   +4 more
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Adaptation and Assessment of Reliability and Validity of the Greek Version of the Ohkuma Questionnaire for Dysphagia Screening

open access: yesInternational Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2017
Introduction The Ohkuma questionnaire is a validated screening tool originally used to detect dysphagia among patients hospitalized in Japanese nursing facilities.
Soultana L. Papadopoulou   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Swallowing reflex: analysis of the efficiency of different stimuli on healthy young individuals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
BACKGROUND: the absence or delay of the swallowing reflex is considered a significant sign of dysphagia. Therefore, the therapy traditionally applied to these cases consists in increasing the intra-oral input through cold touches (0 or 00 larynx mirror ...
Motta, Andréa Rodrigues   +2 more
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Relationship between Dysphagia and Exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Literature Review

open access: yesInternational Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2015
Introduction The literature presents studies correlating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to dysphagia and suggesting that the aspiration laryngeal phenomenon related to changes in the pharyngeal phase contributes significantly to the exacerbation ...
Eduardo Steidl   +5 more
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Clinical swallowing assessment in the diagnosis of silent aspiration

open access: yesRevista CEFAC, 2020
Purpose: to identify, in the clinical assessment of swallowing, signs indicating silent aspiration in ischemic stroke patients. Methods: forty-six patients were assessed, 17 days being the mean time elapsed from the stroke to the swallowing assessment ...
Mariana Zerbetto Fabricio   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The Test of Masticating and Swallowing Solids (TOMASS): Normative data for the adult Indian population

open access: yesData in Brief, 2021
This data article accompanies the manuscript titled ‘The Test of Masticating and Swallowing Solids (TOMASS): reliability, validity and normative data for the adult Indian population.’ TOMASS is a widely used procedure to assess the effectiveness of solid
Rahul Krishnamurthy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of alimentary consistency and deglutition time in children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
PURPOSE: to evaluate the alimentary consistency and the deglutition time in children with Cerebral Palsy. METHODS: 30 children between 0 and 12 years, with Cerebral Paralysis of the quadriplegic spastic type been evaluated, that were under speech ...
Bartolomeu, Renata De Salles   +4 more
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SWALLOWING DISORDERS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY, ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION STRATEGIES [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Swallowing is a complex process consisting in transporting food from mouth to the stomach; it involves voluntary and reflex activity of more than 30 nerves and muscles, requiring complex neuromuscular coordination and brainstem and cortical centers for ...
DOGARU Gabriela, STANESCU Ioana
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The Assessment of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Adults

open access: yesPhilippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2009
One of the more important and critical referrals that otolaryngologists can receive from colleagues in internal medicine, family medicine and geriatrics is the assessment of swallowing problems or dysphagia of their patients.    The term “dysphagia”
Frederick Y. Hawson
doaj   +1 more source

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