The Accuracy of Swallowing Disturbance Questionnaire in Screening Inpatient Elderly

Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Deglutition Disorders

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03816098

07-XD-080

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this research was to examine the accuracy of translated Chinese version of Swallowing Dysphagia Questionnaire and to evaluate the prevalence of dysphagia and its clinical manifestation in patients over 65 years old.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• (1) age over 65 years old; (2) does not use enteral tube feeding; (3) no serious mental or cognitive conditions; no aphasia

Exclusion criteria

• (1) age under 65; (2) use enteral tube feeding; (3) subjects with serious mental or cognitive conditions or aphasia (4) Allergy to barium sulfate suspension

Trial design

40 participants in 2 patient groups

elderly patients with dysphagia

elderly patients without dysphagia