Instrumental swallowing assessment in adults in residential aged care homes: Practice patterns and opportunities
CONCLUSIONS: Instrumental swallowing assessment is not being used for the management of swallowing in RACHs in Australia despite a clinical need for ISA and a potential role for ISA to improve swallowing care quality. Lack of timely ISA may fail to meet the complex health-care needs of older adults living with dysphagia in RACHs, increasing their vulnerability to complications of dysphagia and its management.PMID:35938310 | DOI:10.1111/ajag.13122
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Olga Birchall Michelle Bennett Nadine Lawson Susan M Cotton Adam P Vogel Source Type: research
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