A service evaluation of parent adherence with dysphagia management therapy guidelines: Reports from family carers supporting children with complex needs in Greece [PDF]
, 2020 Purpose: Many children with complex needs exhibit eating, drinking and/or swallowing disorders (dysphagia). These children often have associated learning needs, and require assistance from carers for daily tasks such as eating and drinking.
Alexia Charpentier +5 more
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Usefulness of a newly developed endoscope for the observation of the posterior tracheal wall
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2023 Objective Videoendoscopic evaluation of swallowing is an objective swallowing function evaluation method used in dysphagia rehabilitation. However, it is anatomically difficult to detect the entry of foreign substances through the posterior tracheal wall
Tomoe Tamai +8 more
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Assessment and management of dysphagia in acute stroke: an initial service review of international practice [PDF]
, 2020 The international approach to the assessment and management of dysphagia in the acute phase post stroke is little studied. A questionnaire was sent to clinicians in stroke services that explored the current practice in dysphagia screening, assessment ...
Fairfield, Carol A., Smithard, David G.
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Optimising medicines administration for patients with dysphagia in hospital:Medical or nursing responsibility? [PDF]
, 2020 Dysphagia is common—not only associated with stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s but also in many non-neurological medical problems—and is increasingly prevalent in ageing patients, where malnutrition is common and pneumonia is frequently the main cause of ...
Griffith, Richard +2 more
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A transatlantic comparative study of acute dysphagia services [PDF]
, 2012 This was the first study to compare acute dysphagia service provision directly between the UK and the US. It examined variations in acute dysphagia services between the UK and the US, determined clinicians’ perceptions of their own service and that of ...
Long, T, Newman, Roger
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Tongue Strength of Older Adults Requiring Long-Term Care Varies throughout the Day
Geriatrics, 2023 Physical performance shows approximately 30% diurnal variation; however, diurnal variation in oral function remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the diurnal variation in oral and swallowing function in older adults requiring long-term care. The
Shin Yoshinaka +9 more
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Free‐flap volume correlates with body mass index in patients with tongue squamous cell carcinoma
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2023 Objectives This study aimed to investigate the relationship between postoperative reconstructed tongue flap volume (RTFV) and body mass index (BMI) and identify factors affecting the flap volume in patients with tongue squamous cell carcinoma.
Mitsuko Saito +12 more
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Dysphagia in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: impact on patient behavior, diet adaptation, and riluzole management [PDF]
, 2017 This retrospective study aimed to investigate the clinical features associated with deteriorated swallow in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients with spinal and bulbar onset, describe the modification of diet and liquid intake, and assess the ...
CAMBIERI, CHIARA +7 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background Swallowing/feeding difficulty is a serious hidden health problem in the older population. Although oral intake services based on the degree of this difficulty have been provided and revised in Japanese public long-term care (LTC) insurance ...
Hiroko Mori +3 more
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International Journal of Dentistry, 2022 Background. A full-time dentist was assigned to a ward at our hospital to improve the quality of oral healthcare for hospitalized patients. A dental care system (DCS) was created to facilitate the collaboration between the full-time dentist and the ...
Kenichiro Ozaki +4 more
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