Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Elderly People
The number of elderlies in the world is increasing and healthy aging has become a salient issue. A health threatening factor quite prevalent among the elderlies is dysphagia. Dysphagia causes severe complications and may have negative effects on the functional ability of patients; therefore, it i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research |
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| Online Access: | http://jrsr.sums.ac.ir/article_44677.html |
| Summary: | The number of elderlies in the world is increasing and healthy aging has
become a salient issue. A health threatening factor quite prevalent among the
elderlies is dysphagia. Dysphagia causes severe complications and may have
negative effects on the functional ability of patients; therefore, it is known as
a geriatric syndrome. Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a difficulty or an inability
of forming the bolus in the mouth and safely moving it from the mouth to the
esophagus. It is also interrelated to other health problems such as malnutrition
and oral health. Dysphagia, malnutrition and oral health disorders are likely
to cause life-threatening aspiration pneumonia in patients. As a geriatric
syndrome, dysphagia should be diagnosed and managed by a multidisciplinary
team of professionals. Beside health care professionals, other groups such as
policymakers, researchers and scientists, industries, health funders, and the
society can have their own unique role to improve the quality of care for the
elderlies suffering from dysphagia. |
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| ISSN: | 2345-6159 2345-6159 |