Dysphagia in older patients admitted to a rehabilitation setting after an acute hospitalization: the role of delirium.

Eleonora GrossiChiara RoccoLeone StiloBarbara GuarneriMarco InzitariGiuseppe BellelliSimona GentileAlessandro Morandi

Published in: European geriatric medicine (2023)

Delirium was the main factor associated with dysphagia at rehabilitation admission. The study underlines the importance of screening dysphagia in delirious patients and warrants future studies to determine the changes in dysphagia prevalence according to delirium resolution.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
cardiac surgery
hip fracture
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
liver failure
emergency department
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
physical activity
hepatitis b virus