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Recommendations of Good Practice to Prevent Aspiration Pneumonia in Older Adults at Risk of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Living in Nursing Homes: A Modified E-Delphi Study Protocol
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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