Nutrition risk and dysphagia ( #3)
DC Journal Club Podcast
English - June 13, 2018 15:00 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHealth & Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Nutritional support in the critically ill patient (#2)
Malnutrition is common in hospitalised patients. Adults of advanced age may also have impaired or disrupted swallowing function (dysphagia) associated with age-related physiological changes and impact of a decline in muscle mass and strength on swallowing function. As dysphagia can affect oral intake, it can further impact on the nutritional status of an individual.
In this research study, a New Zealand team looked at the prevalence of nutrition risk and associated risk factors among adults of advanced age newly admitted to hospital and reported how this was associated with dysphagia risk.
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https://dietitianconnection.com/podcasts/podcasts-journalclub/episode-3/