Evaluating dysphagia in Alzheimer’s disease: the significance of age and medical comorbidities,a cross-sectional study from a tertiary psychiatric hospital in Guangzhou China

Evaluating dysphagia in Alzheimer’s disease: the significance of age and medical comorbidities,a cross-sectional study from a tertiary psychiatric hospital in Guangzhou China

ObjectiveTo investigate the influencing factors of dysphagia in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients.MethodsThe study evaluated the demographic characteristics, nutritional status, social functioning, and swallowing dysfunction of 109 hospitalized AD patients.ResultsThe sample include 65.1% of female p...

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Main Authors: Junrong Ye, Yuanxin Pan, Tingwei Zhou, Fei Liu, Yanheng Wei, Jiao Chen, Wen Wang, Xueyu Zheng, Dingjie Liu, Shengwei Wu, Zezhi Li, Jianxiong Guo, Aixiang Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Alzheimer disease patients
swallowing function
influencing factors
cross-sectional study
elderly patients
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1482951/full

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