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Joana M. L. G. Santos; Oscar Ribeiro; Luis M. T. Jesus; Pedro Sa-Couto; Maria Assunção C. Matos – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Aspiration pneumonia (AP) is a subset of pneumonia caused by the aspiration of food and fluids to the lungs and is highly prevalent in the older population. Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is one of the risk factors for AP and it is also associated with malnutrition, dehydration and poor functional outcomes. As pneumonia is the second…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Nursing Homes, Medical Services, Best Practices
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Tanja Plasil; Ellen Margrete Iveland Ersfjord; Kim Berge; Line M. Oldervoll – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Research suggests that people with intellectual disabilities have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease than the general population. The aim of this study was to identify barriers for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease for people with intellectual disabilities. Method: We conducted individual…
Descriptors: Barriers, Prevention, Clinical Diagnosis, Medical Services