The impact of swallowing disorders on quality of life of institutionalized elderly

Authors

  • Sabrina Vilanova Cardoso Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).
  • Adriane Ribeiro Teixeira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).
  • Ruth Lopes Baltezan GHC. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).
  • Maira Rozenfeld Olchik Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2014v17i1p231-245

Keywords:

Aging, Quality of Life, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of swallowing disorders on quality of life of institutionalized elderly. Applied an evaluation on orofacial myofunctional evaluation, the mini mental state examination and the questionnaire Quality of Life in Swallowing Disorders - SWAL-QOL. Although changes in swallowing cause major impact on quality of life of older people, these elderly are unaware of this problem, understanding it as a chanfe inherent to the aging process.

Author Biographies

Sabrina Vilanova Cardoso, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

Adriane Ribeiro Teixeira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

Ruth Lopes Baltezan, GHC. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

Maira Rozenfeld Olchik, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

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Published

2014-03-30

How to Cite

Cardoso, S. V., Teixeira, A. R., Baltezan, R. L., & Olchik, M. R. (2014). The impact of swallowing disorders on quality of life of institutionalized elderly. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 17(1), 231–245. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2014v17i1p231-245

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Papers

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