SynthesisDysphagia2012
Dysphagia is a common and serious problem for adults with mental illness: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Dysphagia, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- Living with oropharyngeal dysphagia: effects of bolus modification on health-related quality of life--a systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2015Pooled it
- Valbenazine Sprinkle: An Alternative Formulation of Valbenazine for Oral Administration in Patients With Dysphagia.Clinical and translational science · 2025Trial
- Fatal Choking in Patients with Psychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review of Forensic Evidence.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The most common airway foreign bodies removed with an anti-choking suction device: a descriptive retrospective study.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Patient Perspectives on Inpatient Mealtimes: Insights on Swallowing, Mental Wellbeing and Recovery.International journal of mental health nursing · 2026Article
- A cross-sectional study of swallowing function and influencing factors in 392 psychiatric inpatients in Guangzhou China.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Bundle management strategy in reducing hospital-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized patients with mental disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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- Aspiration syndromes and associated lung injury: incidence, pathophysiology and management.Physiological research · 2021Review
- Fabrication and Characterization of Fast-Dissolving Films Containing Escitalopram/Quetiapine for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder.Pharmaceutics · 2021Article
- Whiplash-Associated Dysphagia: Considerations of Potential Incidence and Mechanisms.Dysphagia · 2020Article
- Oyster Care: An Innovative Palliative Approach towards SPMI Patients.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Dysphagia: Thinking outside the box.World journal of gastroenterology · 2017Review
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- Difficulties swallowing solid oral dosage forms in a general practice population: prevalence, causes, and relationship to dosage forms.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2013Article
- A case of bipolar affective disorder and aspiration pneumonia.Case reports in psychiatry · 2013Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Adults with mental illness may experience a higher incidence of dysphagia and choking due to factors such as medication side effects and behavioural abnormalities. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of dysphagia and the most effective interventions for this population. Studies published up to August 2010 were sought via a comprehensive electronic database search (CINAHL, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, PubMed, Cochrane, and Embase). Studies reporting dysphagia frequency or dysphagia intervention outcomes in adults with mental illness were included. Two reviewers independently assessed study eligibility and quality, and the results were synthesised descriptively. Ten studies were identified, each describing dysphagia frequency or death due to choking asphyxiation. No studies evaluating intervention effectiveness were identified. Study quality was limited by subjective assessment of outcomes. Six studies presented dysphagia frequencies ranging from 9 to 42% in varying subgroups. Four studies presented the frequency of choking asphyxiation death, including a large survey that concluded that adults with organic mental illness were 43 times more likely to die of this cause than the general population. Dysphagia is a common and significant cause of morbidity and mortality in adults with mental illness and our review found that there is a lack of studies evaluating the effectiveness of intervention techniques.
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