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Compensation is primarily used to ensure Funding Sources
the patients’ safety when eating, whereas
rehabilitation is used to accelerate the
recovery process.
Conclusion
Swallowing disorders are underacknowledged
in older adults, and this has a serious impact on
their health. This is a poorly studied topic, and
evidence from interventions remains weak.
However, knowledge of the physiopathology
of swallowing has been increasing, and a
solid base is being built for further research
on the efficacy of the currently available
interventions, together with the development
of new ones.
The challenge for the future is to promote the
recognition and visibility of these disorders
as an important clinical syndrome and
provide evidence on the impact of an early
and adequate intervention. Fostering the
development and validation of interventions
specifically targeted at older adults, insisting
on the systematic investigation of the side
effects of medications on the physiology of
swallowing, and determining the impact of
sarcopenia on swallowing can potentially
improve the situation and prognosis of this
fragile group of the population.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that there is no conflict
of interests regarding the publication of this
paper.
Data Confidentiality
The authors declare having followed the
protocols in use at their working center
regarding patients’ data publication.
Protection of humans and animals
The authors declare that the procedures
were followed according to the regulations
established by the Clinical Research and Ethics
Committee and to the 2013 Helsinki Declaration
of the World Medical Association.
This work did not receive any contribution,
funding or scholarship.
Availability of scientific data
There are no datasets available, publicly related
to this work.
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