Problems experienced when swallowing solid oral dosage forms in older Japanese patients with dysphagia: A cross-sectional study.
Kumi TanakaTakeshi KikutaniFumiyo TamuraShiho SatoYuka KomagataIkumi ShibasakiKosei TomiokaYoko IchikawaYuichiro ShiobaraTakanobu SatoTakashi ToharaPublished in: 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 (2023)
Approximately 70% of participants reported subjective difficulty in taking SODFs, showing that patients uniformly reported perceived difficulty in taking SODFs regardless of actual swallowing function. The results of this study suggest that patients must be questioned thoroughly about their SODFs use, regardless of the objective severity of their dysphagia.