Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Reabilitação, Faculdade de Ceilândia, Universidade de Brasília - UnB - Brasília (DF), Brasil.
Codas. 2023 Oct 9;36(1):e20220232. doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20232022232pt. eCollection 2023.
To identify the risk of dysphagia and its association with signs suggestive of sarcopenia, nutritional status and frequency of oral hygiene in the hospitalized elderly.
This is an analytical cross-sectional study with the participation of 52 elderly patients admitted to a medical clinic at a public hospital in the Federal District, Brazil. The Eating Assessment Tool, Strength, Assistance with walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs and Falls + Calf Circumference and the Mini Nutritional Assessment shortform were applied, in addition to the collection of sociodemographic data and health conditions.
Among the elderly participants, 30.8% were at risk of self-reported dysphagia. The factors associated with the risk of dysphagia were: signs suggestive of sarcopenia (p=0.04), nutritional status (p<0.001) and oral hygiene frequency (p=0.03).
In the geriatric population of the present study, with the majority of the participants having tested positive for Covid-19, the risk of dysphagia was associated with signs suggestive of sarcopenia, nutritional status and frequency of oral hygiene.
识别吞咽困难的风险及其与肌少症、营养状况和口腔卫生频率的相关性，这些因素与住院老年人有关。
这是一项在巴西联邦区一家公立医院的内科诊所参与的分析性横断面研究。使用了饮食评估工具、力量、行走辅助、从椅子上站起来、爬楼梯和跌倒+小腿周长以及迷你营养评估简短表格，此外还收集了社会人口统计学数据和健康状况。
在老年参与者中，有 30.8%的人存在自我报告的吞咽困难风险。与吞咽困难风险相关的因素包括：肌少症的迹象（p=0.04）、营养状况（p<0.001）和口腔卫生频率（p=0.03）。
在本研究的老年人群中，大多数参与者检测出新冠病毒阳性，吞咽困难的风险与肌少症的迹象、营养状况和口腔卫生频率有关。
