National survey of the prevalence of swallowing difficulty and tube feeding use as well as implementation of swallowing evaluation in long-term care settings in Japan

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 577-581

  Sugiyama, Michiko ^a   Takada, Kento ^a   Shinde, Manami ^a   Matsumoto, Nana ^f   Tanaka, Kazumi ^b   Kiriya, Yumiko ^c   Nishimoto, Etsuko ^d   Kuzuya, Masafumi ^e  

^a KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY OF HUMAN SERVICES   (Japan)

^b Yamato Health and Welfare Center   (Japan)

^c Hatsudai Rehabilitation Hospital   (Japan)

^d Medical Corporation Heiseihakuaikai Hakuai Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f Sodexo South California   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term care facilities; Swallowing difficulty; Tube feeding

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SWALLOWING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; REHABILITATION CENTERS;

EID: 84904972130     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12137     Document Type: Article

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