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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2015.44.1.049

Dysphagia Risk and Associated Factors among Community-Dwelling Elders  

Park, Soojin (Department of Oriental Medical Food and Nutrition, Semyung University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.44, no.1, 2015 , pp. 49-56 More about this Journal
Abstract
The present study investigated the risk and prevalence of dysphagia as well as related factors among free-living elders. Subjects were 419 elderly men (116) and women (303) aged 65 years and older ($74.49{\pm}4.70y$) living in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do and Chungcheongbuk-do area in Korea. Data were collected by personal interviews using questionnaires and analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, and chi-square test. Prevalence of dysphagia was 53.50% among participants. Risk of dysphagia was significantly different according to age (P<0.001), use of dentures (P<0.05), and activities of daily living (P<0.05). Moreover, dysphagia risk group had significant food intake problems, including poor appetite, smaller portions to reach satiety, frequent meal skipping, as well as poor taste compared to the normal group, accompanied by high risk of weight loss as assessed by simplified nutritional appetite questionnaire (P<0.01). Taken together, risk of dysphagia was more prevalent in older people, affecting the majority of those living independently in the community. This could indicate an association with undernutrition due to factors affecting food intake.
Keywords
dysphagia; swallowing; age; denture; SNAQ;
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