Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Community-Dwelling Older Patients with Dementia: Prevalence and Relationship with Geriatric Parameters

To define the prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) in community-dwelling older persons with dementia, using V-VST (Volume-Viscosity Swallow Test), the reference clinical screening test for swallowing disorders, to assess the feasibility of the V-VST in an ambulatory care setting, to search for associations between geriatric parameters and OD, and to identify a relationship between severities of cognitive impairment and OD.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - May 31, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Anne Michel, Eric V érin, Xavier Gbaguidi, Laurent Druesne, Frédéric Roca, Philippe Chassagne Tags: Original Study Source Type: research