Problems experienced when swallowing solid oral dosage forms in older Japanese patients with dysphagia: A cross-sectional study.
Spec Care Dentist
; 44(1): 214-220, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
AIMS:
We aimed to assess the difficulty in taking solid oral dosage forms (SODFs) among older people with dysphagia and clarify the relationship between difficulty in swallowing SODFs and swallowing function. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
Outpatients from a dysphagia clinic aged ≥65 years were asked yes-or-no questions about the applicability of eight items regarding difficulty in taking SODFs. Additionally, a videofluorographic swallowing study (VFSS) was performed to assess their swallowing function. The Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient were used to analyze the relationship between difficulty in taking SODFs and swallowing function.RESULTS:
Among the 93 participants, the average number of SODFs consumed was 5.8 ± 3.1. In the questionnaire, the average number of "yes" answers was 2.2 ± 2.2, and 65 patients (71.0%) answered "yes" to at least one question. Additionally, no significant relationship was observed between the perceived difficulty in swallowing SODFs and VFSS findings.CONCLUSION:
Approximately 70% of participants reported subjective difficulty in taking SODFs, showing that patients uniformly reported perceived difficulty in taking SODFs regardless of actual swallowing function. The results of this study suggest that patients must be questioned thoroughly about their SODFs use, regardless of the objective severity of their dysphagia.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos de Deglutição
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Deglutição
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
País como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article