ArticleClinical interventions in aging2020
Cervical Interferential Current Transcutaneous Electrical Sensory Stimulation for Patients with Dysphagia and Dementia in Nursing Homes.
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- Effects of interferential current electrical stimulation (IFCS) on mastication and swallowing function in healthy young adults: A preliminary study.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2023Article
- Impact of neck percutaneous interferential current sensory stimulation on swallowing function in patients with Parkinson's disease: A single-arm, open-label study protocol.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2023Article
- Efficacy of interferential current transcutaneous electrical sensory stimulation through the neck skin for treating dysphagia in children with disabilities: A case series.SAGE open medical case reports · 2023Article
- Interferential Current Stimulation for Swallowing Disorders in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Preliminary Study.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2022Article
- The Effect of Pilates Exercise Nursing Combined with Communication Standard-Reaching Theory Nursing and Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Bladder Function and Family Function of Patients after Cervical Cancer Surgery.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
- The Impact of Diet Type on Weight Loss in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementiasArticle
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Abstract
purposeWe aimed to determine the efficacy of interferential current transcutaneous electrical sensory stimulation (IFC-TESS) in patients with dementia who were being treated for dysphagia in nursing homes under normal living conditions. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis study recruited 54 nursing home residents (13 males, 41 females; mean age, 84.5 ± 10.7 years) with dysphagia and dementia. IFC-TESS was performed with Gentle Stim
resultsThe cough latency times before and after the 3-week intervention were 15.8 (7.0-60.0) and 6.7 (3.6-30.7) s/min, respectively; the cough frequencies were 5.0 (0.0-5.0) and 5.0 (5.0-5.0) t/min, respectively; the FOIS scores were 5.0 (5.0-6.0) and 5.0 (5.0-6.0), respectively; and oral calorie intakes were 1300.0 (862.5-1420.0) and 1300.0 (1005.0-1462.5) kcal/day, respectively. All parameters significantly improved across the intervention (p < 0.05). When the results were adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, mini nutritional assessment results, Barthel index, and mini-mental state examination scores, IFC-TESS improved the cough reflex and oral calorie intake in older nursing home residents with dementia.
conclusionCervical IFC-TESS can improve the cough reflexes and nutritional states of patients with dysphagia and dementia in nursing homes. As it has previously been difficult to perform active rehabilitation with dementia patients, IFC-TESS may be effective and practicable for the rehabilitation of this patient population.
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