Dysphagia in Frail Older Persons: Making the Most of Current Knowledge

Dysphagia and related problems with oral intake must certainly be numbered among the important geriatric syndromes.1 They, like other geriatric syndromes, become increasingly common as people age, are especially prevalent in aging-related conditions such as stroke and Alzheimer's disease, and are usually multifactorial.2 In developing evidence-based approaches to such common aging problems, the scientific community goes through a sequence of investigative steps. We begin by identifying and defining the problem.
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research