Analysis of dysphagia risk using the modified dysphagia risk assessment for the community-dwelling elderly.
Haewon Byeon
PMID 27799680WHAT IT FOUND
52.6% of community-dwelling Korean elders were classified as high risk for dysphagia.
Older age, dentures, and needing partial daily-living help were linked to higher risk. The cross-sectional survey cannot show these factors cause swallowing problems.
Key findings
0152.6% of participants were classified as high risk for dysphagia by the DRACE score.
02After adjustment, being 75 or older, using dentures, and needing partial help with daily living were associated with higher dysphagia risk.
03Because the study was cross-sectional, these factors cannot be interpreted as causes of dysphagia.
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What it does not show
The sample was convenience-sampled from five senior citizen centers in Seoul and Inchon, so it may not represent community-dwelling elders elsewhere. The study excluded people with stroke, dementia, or Parkinson's disease, so it does not speak to dysphagia risk in those neurological populations. Dysphagia risk was classified by a questionnaire score, not by a clinical swallowing evaluation. The design was cross-sectional, so it cannot show that older age, dentures, or partial dependence caused dysphagia.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that dentures, older age, or partial dependence cause dysphagia. The study was cross-sectional and only showed associations among community-dwelling elders.