Impact of Disability and Dysphagia in an Adult Population
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Care Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 July 2024) | Viewed by 2709
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The prevalence of individuals with dysphagia has increased considerably with the increase in the number of older individuals. Dysphagia is associated with several complications such as choking, pneumonia, frailty, malnutrition, and sarcopenia. These conditions often coexist, and their synergistic effects can increase mortality.
Management of nutritional status and sarcopenia in the adult population with dysphagia is important to maintain quality of life. Oral care, nutritional care, and rehabilitation have the potential to improve hospitalization rates, mortality, and quality of life in the adult population. In addition, further research is required on the impact of oral frailty or oral hypofunction in the adult population with dysphagia.
This Special Issue aims to update knowledge on the impact and relevance of oral frailty, oral dysfunction, malnutrition, and sarcopenia on dysphagia in the adult population or on nutritional management and rehabilitation of these conditions. We invite the submission of clinical research, epidemiological research, and up-to-date reviews (scoping and systematic reviews, as well as well-written narrative reviews).
Dr. Akio ShimizuGuest Editor
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Keywords
- dysphagia
- sarcopenia
- sarcopenic dysphagia
- oral frailty
- oral hypofunction
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