Prevalence and management of dysphagia in nursing home residents in Europe and Israel: the SHELTER Project

Prevalence and management of dysphagia in nursing home residents in Europe and Israel: the SHELTER Project

Abstract Background Dysphagia is a frequent condition in older nursing home residents (NHRs) which may cause malnutrition and death. Nevertheless, its prevalence is still underestimated and there is still debate about the appropriateness and efficacy of artificial nutrition (AN) in subjects with sev...

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Main Authors: Giuseppina Dell’Aquila, Nikolina Jukic Peladic, Vanessa Nunziata, Massimiliano Fedecostante, Fabio Salvi, Barbara Carrieri, Rosa Liperoti, Angelo Carfì, Paolo Eusebi, Graziano Onder, Paolo Orlandoni, Antonio Cherubini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Nursing home
Dysphagia
Artificial nutrition
Texture modified diet
Loss of weight
Mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03402-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03402-y

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