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Chen K, Xing L, Xu B, Li Y, Liu T, Zhang T, Shi H, Lu H, Zhou W, Hou J, Shi H, Qin D. Research progress in the risk factors and screening assessment of dysphagia in the elderly. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:1021763. [PMID: 36419790 PMCID: PMC9676222 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1021763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 10/30/2023] Open
Abstract
With the aging of the population, the incidence of dysphagia has gradually increased and become a major clinical and public health issue. Early screening of dysphagia in high-risk populations is crucial to identify the risk factors of dysphagia and carry out effective interventions and health management in advance. In this study, the current epidemiology, hazards, risk factors, preventive, and therapeutic measures of dysphagia were comprehensively reviewed, and a literature review of screening instruments commonly used globally was conducted, focusing on their intended populations, main indicators, descriptions, and characteristics. According to analysis and research in the current study, previous studies of dysphagia were predominantly conducted in inpatients, and there are few investigations and screenings on the incidence and influencing factors of dysphagia in the community-dwelling elderly and of dysphagia developing in the natural aging process. Moreover, there are no unified, simple, economical, practical, safe, and easy-to-administer screening tools and evaluation standards for dysphagia in the elderly. It is imperative to focus on dysphagia in the community-dwelling elderly, develop unified screening and assessment tools, and establish an early warning model of risks and a dietary structure model for dysphagia in the community-dwelling elderly.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kerong Chen
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Department of Medical, The Third People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Third People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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