The incidence and prognostic implications of dysphagia in elderly patients institutionalized: A multicenter study in Spain

Aim. Determine the incidence of dysphagia, identify its consequences and objectify related complications and mortality associated with pneumonia, in the institutionalized elderly. Methods: A prospective observational and multicenter study with a 3-year follow-up period was designed in a cohort of 12 nursing homes within 6 cities in Spain. A total of 2384 patient records were studied. Demographic and clinical data (dementia, cerebrovascular disease), as well as an evaluation of the Barthel Index, dysphagia and aspiration, and mortality at 30 days and 1 year after pneumonia in patients with dysphagia was performed.
Source: Applied Nursing Research : ANR - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research