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Instrumental swallowing assessment in adults in residential aged care homes: Practice patterns and opportunities.

Olga BirchallMichelle BennettNadine LawsonSusan M CottonAdam P Vogel
Published in: Australasian journal on ageing (2022)
Instrumental swallowing assessment is not being used for the management of swallowing in RACHs in Australia despite a clinical need for ISA and a potential role for ISA to improve swallowing care quality. Lack of timely ISA may fail to meet the complex health-care needs of older adults living with dysphagia in RACHs, increasing their vulnerability to complications of dysphagia and its management.
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