Factors in Adult Dysphagia: Thickened Liquids, Facial Burns, Head & Neck Cancer
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This trio of SIG 13 articles provides information regarding managing and treating
dysphagia with adult patients. First, Abrams and co-authors underscore the importance
of hydration and discovered that individuals consuming thickened liquids are often at risk
for dehydration. Factors to increase fluid intake through different strategies are
discussed. Next, Arguello and Kerr discuss the mechanism of a facial burn injury and
how it may cause functional impairments that can be directly impacted through early
intervention utilizing speech-language pathology services. Finally, Warner and
colleagues completed a pilot study investigating the prevalence of pretreatment
dysphagia in oncologic patients and individual factors influencing post treatment
dysphagia.
Learning
Outcomes
You will be able to:
- summarize and demonstrate strategies to mitigate dehydration and reduced
fluid intake in long-term care residents who drink thickened liquids
- describe the breadth and depth of speech-language pathologist impact in
skilled burn care
- identify clinical factors that are associated with pretreatment and
posttreatment dysphagia in patients with head and neck cancer
Assessment
Type
Self-assessment—Think
about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your
new knowledge.
Articles
in This Course
- Factors Associated With Resident Intake of Thickened Liquids in Long-Term Care by
Sophia Werden Abrams, Heather Keller, Natalie Carrier, Christina Lengyel, Susan E.
Slaughter, and Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald,
published in SIG 13, Volume 8, Issue 3, June 2023
- A Novel Adjunct for Treatment of Orofacial Contractures After a Facial Burn Injury by
Lori Ann Arguello, Harold S. Pine, Carli Rose Beckett and Kathleen Mary Kerr,
published in SIG 13, Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2023
- Prevalence and Predicting Factors of Pretreatment Dysphagia in Veterans With Head
and Neck Cancer: A Pilot Study by Heather L. Warner, Lauren Romanelli, Katherine
Adams, Jingyuan Xiao, and Nwanmegha Young,
published in SIG 13, Published online February 21, 2024
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