Swallowing in moderate and severe phases of Alzheimer's disease
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the problems of feeding and swallowing in individuals with moderate and severe Alzheimer´s disease (AD) and to correlate these with functional aspects. METHOD: Fifty patients with AD and their caregivers participated in this study. The instruments used were: Clinical Demen...
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| author | Sheilla de Medeiros Correia Lilian Schafirovits Morillo Wilson Jacob Filho Leticia Lessa Mansur |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: To characterize the problems of feeding and swallowing in individuals with moderate and severe Alzheimer´s disease (AD) and to correlate these with functional aspects. METHOD: Fifty patients with AD and their caregivers participated in this study. The instruments used were: Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), Mini-Mental State Examination, Index of Activities of Daily Living, Assessment of Feeding and Swallowing Difficulties in Dementia, Functional Outcome Questionnaire for Aphasia, and Swallowing Rating Scale. RESULTS: Problems with passivity, distraction and refusal to eat were encountered in the CDR2 group. Distraction, passivity and inappropriate feeding velocity were predominant in the CDR3 group. The problems were correlated with communication, swallowing severity of AD individuals and caregiver schooling. CONCLUSION: Given the inexorable functional alterations during the course of the disease, it is vital to observe these in patients with a compromised feeding and swallowing mechanism. The present study supplies the instruments to orient caregivers and professionals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4f35d92e72a94c0bb97c12147b6d34472025-08-20T03:20:17ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272010-12-0168685586110.1590/S0004-282X2010000600005S0004-282X2010000600005Swallowing in moderate and severe phases of Alzheimer's diseaseSheilla de Medeiros Correia0Lilian Schafirovits Morillo1Wilson Jacob Filho2Leticia Lessa Mansur3Universidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloOBJECTIVE: To characterize the problems of feeding and swallowing in individuals with moderate and severe Alzheimer´s disease (AD) and to correlate these with functional aspects. METHOD: Fifty patients with AD and their caregivers participated in this study. The instruments used were: Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), Mini-Mental State Examination, Index of Activities of Daily Living, Assessment of Feeding and Swallowing Difficulties in Dementia, Functional Outcome Questionnaire for Aphasia, and Swallowing Rating Scale. RESULTS: Problems with passivity, distraction and refusal to eat were encountered in the CDR2 group. Distraction, passivity and inappropriate feeding velocity were predominant in the CDR3 group. The problems were correlated with communication, swallowing severity of AD individuals and caregiver schooling. CONCLUSION: Given the inexorable functional alterations during the course of the disease, it is vital to observe these in patients with a compromised feeding and swallowing mechanism. The present study supplies the instruments to orient caregivers and professionals.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2010000600005&lng=en&tlng=entranstornos da deglutiçãodoença de Alzheimercuidadores |
| spellingShingle | Sheilla de Medeiros Correia Lilian Schafirovits Morillo Wilson Jacob Filho Leticia Lessa Mansur Swallowing in moderate and severe phases of Alzheimer's disease Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria transtornos da deglutição doença de Alzheimer cuidadores |
| title | Swallowing in moderate and severe phases of Alzheimer's disease |
| title_full | Swallowing in moderate and severe phases of Alzheimer's disease |
| title_fullStr | Swallowing in moderate and severe phases of Alzheimer's disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Swallowing in moderate and severe phases of Alzheimer's disease |
| title_short | Swallowing in moderate and severe phases of Alzheimer's disease |
| title_sort | swallowing in moderate and severe phases of alzheimer s disease |
| topic | transtornos da deglutição doença de Alzheimer cuidadores |
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