ReviewGeriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)2018
The Burden of Dysphagia on Family Caregivers of the Elderly: A Systematic Review.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Dysphagia Management in Geriatric Medicine: Clinical Perspectives and Practice Patterns.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2026Article
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Dysphagia Care Access, Utilization, and Quality in the United States: A Scoping Review.Dysphagia · 2026Article
- The Role of Caregivers in Preventing and Managing Malnutrition Among Older Adults: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- A Mixed-Methods Study on Carers' and Aged-Care Staff's Perception and Appropriate Utilization of Molded Puree in Older Adults.Clinical interventions in aging · 2026Article
- Frailty Status and Dysphagia Trajectory Among Hospitalized Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2025Article
- Cross-cultural adaptation, translation and pre-testing of the Caregiver Analysis of Reported Experiences with Swallowing Disorders (CARES) screening tool in Kannada.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2025Article
- The State of Exercise-Based Dysphagia Intervention in the Literature: A Scoping Review.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Review
- Accuracy of tongue strength, endurance, and pressure using Iowa oral performance instrument and predictors of dysphagia in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Article
- Feeding Assistance Skill Score: development and verification of reliability and validity.European geriatric medicine · 2024Article
- The Relationship Between Poststroke Dysphagia and Poststroke Depression and Its Risk Factors.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2024Article
- The perceptions and experiences of caregivers of patients with dysphagia: A qualitative meta-synthesis.Nursing open · 2024Review
- Home caregiver strategies for feeding older adults with dysphagia after dehospitalization.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2024Article
- The caregiver burden of informal caregivers for stroke patients with and without dysphagia: A multi-center, cross-sectional study in Türkiye.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Partners of persons with severe swallowing dysfunction have significantly reduced mental health.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Hospitalized Older Adults With Dementia: A Mixed-Methods Study of Care Partners.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2023Article
- Caregiver burden related to feeding process in Alzheimer's disease.Dementia & neuropsychologia · 2023Article
- Third party disability of family members of adults with dysphagia.African journal of disability · 2023Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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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 to examine all relevant literature regarding the caregiver burden in caregivers of community-dwelling older adults with dysphagia. A review of relevant studies published through April 2018 was conducted using search terms related to dysphagia, caregiver burden, and older adults. The search yielded 2331 unique abstracts. Of the 176 abstracts that underwent full review, four were accepted. All reported an increase in caregiver burden due to presence of dysphagia in care recipients. Worsening feeding-related behaviors were associated with burden, and the use of feeding tubes was more frequently associated with "heavy burden". The presence of dysphagia in community-dwelling older adults is a factor leading to an increased burden among caregivers. Although aspects of dysphagia play a role in the caregiver burden, the specific reasons for the increased burden are unknown. Clinicians should be aware of dysphagia as a source of the burden, and future studies should further define the relationship between dysphagia and the caregiver burden in order to develop comprehensive approaches to care.
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