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Creation of a 13-Item Bedside Dysphagia Screening Test [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Dysphagia is a common problem that affects people with many health conditions and that can have serious complications. Various dysphagia screening tests exist; however, their creation was associated with certain weaknesses, e.g.
Ehler, Edvard   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Journal Staff [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
Bakgrund: Dysfagi innebär avvikelser i den normala sväljningsfunktionen och är en vanlig funktionsnedsättning till följd av stroke. Tidigare studier har påvisat att incidensen av dysfagi i det akuta skedet efter stroke är 41-68 %.
Thomasson, Sofia, Wäppling, Sanna
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Development of a Dysphagia Management Protocol for Older Residents in a Care Home Setting. (abstract only) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Purpose: The aim of this study is to develop a co-designed dysphagia management protocol for older residents living in a care home setting. Method: A qualitative study is being conducted within four care homes in a region in the North of England; these
Barnett, Elizabeth   +5 more
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Dysphagia lusoria

open access: yesJournal of Vascular Surgery, 2007
Journal of Vascular Surgery 46 (2007) 581-581.
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Fla. ( host institution )   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Oral burning with dysphagia and weight loss [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by an abnormal pain regulation. Widespread pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbance are the prevalent symptoms.
CALO', LORENZO   +3 more
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Economic and survival burden of dysphagia among inpatients in the United States.

open access: yesDiseases of the esophagus, 2018
The inpatient burden of dysphagia has primarily been evaluated in patients with stroke. It is unclear whether dysphagia, irrespective of cause, is associated with worse clinical outcomes and higher costs compared to inpatients with similar demographic ...
D. Patel   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Non-speech oro-motor exercise use in acquired dysarthria management : regimes and rationales [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Non-speech oro-motor exercises (NSOMExs) are described in speech and language therapy (SLT) manuals, and are thought to be much used in acquired dysarthria intervention, though there is no robust evidence of an influence on speech outcome.
Allen, Carolyn   +2 more
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Swallowing therapy for dysphagia in acute and subacute stroke.

open access: yesCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018
BACKGROUND Dysphagia (swallowing problems), which is common after stroke, is associated with increased risk of death or dependency, occurrence of pneumonia, poor quality of life, and longer hospital stay.
P. Bath, Han S. Lee, Lisa F Everton
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Validation of the PILL-5: A 5-Item Patient Reported Outcome Measure for Pill Dysphagia. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Objectives: Pill dysphagia is common and costly with a significant risk of pill retention, caustic injury, and poor medication compliance. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the validity and reliability of the PILL-5, a self-administered ...
Bayoumi, Ahmed   +6 more
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The relationship between quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30) and survival in patients with gastro-oesopohageal cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
It remains unclear whether any aspect of quality of life has a role in predicting survival in an unselected cohort of patients with gastro-oesophageal cancer. Therefore the aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between quality of life (
AB Crumley   +23 more
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