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ArticleDysphagia2024

Estimating the Incidence and Prevalence of Dysphagia in New Zealand.

Shnece Duncan, Andrea Menclova, Maggie-Lee Huckabee

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Article in Dysphagia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Intraoral Condition as a Risk Factor for Dysphagia in Non-Hospitalized Older People: An Updated Systematic Review.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry
    Pooled it
  2. Swallow screening of older adults at hospital admission.Australasian journal on ageing · 2025
    Observational
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shnece DuncanDepartment of Economics and Finance, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. shnece.duncan@pg.canterbury.ac.nz.ORCID 0000-0002-4175-0233
Andrea MenclovaDepartment of Economics and Finance, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-4387-6921
Maggie-Lee HuckabeeDepartment of Communication Disorders, Rose Centre for Stroke Recovery and Research, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-8806-7116
University of Canterbury · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dysphagia imposes a substantial economic burden on global healthcare systems due to its pervasive, high-cost nature. To comprehend this burden, we must first assess dysphagia's prevalence and incidence in the general population. Existing studies on dysphagia prevalence encompass minor symptoms, while it is the severe cases that drive significant healthcare costs. We address this knowledge gap by estimating dysphagia incidence and prevalence in the New Zealand population, projecting future demographics of affected individuals. Incidence and prevalence rates of dysphagia within specific underlying medical conditions are sourced from existing literature. Median projected population estimates from Statistics New Zealand, by age, sex, and ethnicity are used to calculate dysphagia projections. Where possible, projections by age and ethnicity are provided until 2038 and projections by age and sex until 2073. In 2020, 9300 New Zealanders are estimated to have newly developed dysphagia while 1.5% of the general New Zealand population are estimated to have been living with the effects of the condition. By 2073, the number of individuals newly diagnosed annually is projected to increase to 24,500 and the prevalence of dysphagia is projected to increase to 2.6%. These results indicate that a significant number of New Zealanders are impacted by dysphagia. This number is predicted to dramatically increase in the future, mostly due to population ageing, indicating an increased burden on society and healthcare systems. Our work provides a useful starting point for countries worldwide to assess future healthcare resource demands associated with dysphagia, assisting with healthcare provision planning.

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Deglutition DisordersAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolCost of IllnessFemaleForecastingHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedDysphagia by medical conditionDysphagia demographic compositionProjected dysphagia incidenceProjected dysphagia prevalence

Identifiers

PMID38244042
PMCPMC11449997
OpenAlexW4391046517

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