2023
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18729
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Pre‐hospitalization dysphagia and feeding tube placement in nursing home residents with advanced dementia

Raele Donetha Robison,
Sweta Patel,
Jennifer Bunker
et al.

Abstract: BackgroundDespite research demonstrating the risks of using feeding tubes in persons with advanced dementia, they continue to be placed. The natural history of dysphagia among patients with advanced dementia has not been examined. We conducted a secondary analysis of a national cohort of persons with advanced dementia staying at a nursing home stay before hospitalization to examine (1) pre‐hospitalization dysphagia prevalence and (2) risk of feeding tube placement during hospitalization based on preexisting dy… Show more

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