Journal article
Malnutrition and Dysphagia in Long-Term Care: A Systematic Review
Abstract
Determining the co-occurrence of malnutrition and dysphagia is important to understand the extent to which swallowing impairment contributes to poor food intake in long-term care (LTC). This review investigated the impact of dysphagia on malnutrition in LTC by synthesizing the results of published literature. Seven electronic databases were used to search for English-language publications reporting malnutrition and dysphagia in LTC facilities …
Authors
Namasivayam AM; Steele CM
Journal
Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 1–21
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
January 2, 2015
DOI
10.1080/21551197.2014.1002656
ISSN
2155-1197