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The Burden of Dysphagia on Family Caregivers of the Elderly: A Systematic Review

Abstract

With the rapid increase in the elderly population, there is a simultaneous increased need for care provided by family caregivers. Research in the field of head and neck cancer has indicated that caring for patients with dysphagia can impact a caregiver's quality of life. Given that many older adults present with dysphagia, one can assume that their caregivers are equally, if not more greatly, affected. The purpose of this systematic review was …

Authors

Namasivayam-MacDonald AM; Shune SE

Journal

Geriatrics, Vol. 3, No. 2,

Publisher

MDPI

DOI

10.3390/geriatrics3020030

ISSN

2308-3417