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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Analysis of Quality of Life and Nutritional Status in Elderly Patients with Dysphagia in Order to Prevent Hospital Admissions in a COVID-19 Pandemic.

Virginia E Fernández-Ruiz, Rocío Paredes-Ibáñez, David Armero-Barranco, Juan Francisco Sánchez-Romera, Mercedes Ferrer

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Virginia E Fernández-RuizDepartment of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinic Hospital, 30120 Murcia, Spain.
Rocío Paredes-IbáñezCommunity and Family Nursing Specialist, Calle Campus Universitario, University of Murcia, 11, 30100 Murcia, Spain.
David Armero-BarrancoFaculty of Nursing, Calle Campus Universitario, University of Murcia, 11, 30100 Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6627-363X
Juan Francisco Sánchez-RomeraDepartment of Human Anatomy and Psychobiology, Calle Campus Universitario, University of Murcia, 11, 30100 Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5405-6216
Mercedes FerrerDepartment of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinic Hospital, 30120 Murcia, Spain.
Universidad de Murcia · ESHospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is currently recognized as one of the geriatric syndromes due to its high frequency in older people and its associated complications, which have a direct impact on quality of life. The main objective is to determine the effectiveness of telehealth consultation for the re-evaluation of nutritional status and quality of life assessment in older people diagnosed with OD associated with active use of thickeners to prevent hospital admissions in a COVID-19 pandemic. (2) Methods: an observational, descriptive, and longitudinal study that included a sample of 33 subjects with age equal or superior to 65 years diagnosed with OD with conserved cognitive capacity. The nutritional status was evaluated through the Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire and biochemical parameters and, the quality of life was determined through the Swallowing Quality of Life (SWAL-QOL) questionnaire. (3) Results: Thirty-three older patients with OD were recruited (54.5% women), with a mean age of 83.5 ± 7.6 years. The main cause of OD in the study population was neurodegenerative disease (51.5%), followed by cerebrovascular disease (33.3%), and other causes (15.2%). Sixty point six percent of patients were found to be at risk of malnutrition. The MNA score was significantly correlated to albumin (r: 0.600,

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elderly peoplemalnutritionoropharyngeal dysphagiaquality of lifethickener

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