RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PNEUMONIA AND SWALLOWING FUNCTION IN ELDERLY

Bulguroglu, Merve; SEREL ARSLAN, SELEN; DEMİR, NUMAN; Bulguroglu, Halil; KARADUMAN, AYNUR

doi:10.21653/tjpr.578530

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PNEUMONIA AND SWALLOWING FUNCTION IN ELDERLY

Bulguroglu M., SEREL ARSLAN S., DEMİR N., Bulguroglu H. I., KARADUMAN A. A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY REHABILITATION-TURK FIZYOTERAPI VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI, vol.31, no.3, pp.270-277, 2020 (ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 31 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2020
Doi Number: 10.21653/tjpr.578530
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY REHABILITATION-TURK FIZYOTERAPI VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.270-277
Keywords: Dysphagia, Elderly, Pneumonia, Swallowing, ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA, DYSPHAGIA, RISK, DYSFUNCTION, MANAGEMENT, OLDER
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Anatomical and physiological changes due to aging decrease the efficiency of swallowing and increase the risk of aspiration pneumonia. One of the underlying causes of recurrent pneumonia is swallowing dysfunction, with aspiration. This study aimed to compare the swallowing function in elderly patients with and without pneumonia and to investigate its association with malnutrition.