What is it about?
Due to its high prevalence, the social and economic burden of dysphagia, in addition to all the implications on the person's quality of life, requires a differentiated focus on this issue by nursing home managers. Nursing homes have nurses providing health care; however, trained professionals for dysphagia treatment commonly are not.
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Why is it important?
These results highlight the importance of systematic screening for dysphagia in all residents, thus promoting timely intervention to prevent respiratory and nutritional complications.
Perspectives
Above all, it aims to raise awareness of the importance of access to quality healthcare in nursing homes and the importance of dysphagia screening to prevent complications and improve the quality of life of people living in these institutions.
Isabel Oliveira
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This page is a summary of: Dysphagia in nursing home residents: a cross-sectional study, Working with Older People, September 2022, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/wwop-06-2022-0024.
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