Swallowing performance of elderly people and sociodemographic, cognitive and language factors
Jaqueline Cardoso Estácio, Maysa Luchesi Cera, Laura Davison Mangilli, Jaqueline Cardoso Estácio, Maysa Luchesi Cera, Laura Davison Mangilli

TL;DR
This study examined the relationship between swallowing, language, and cognitive performance in elderly individuals without neurological disorders.
Contribution
It is one of the first studies to explore these correlations using telecall data collection in elderly populations.
Findings
Many elderly participants showed signs of dysphagia, cognitive, and language alterations.
No statistically significant differences were found between groups with and without swallowing complaints.
Participants with swallowing complaints also showed cognitive and language changes, but not significantly different from others.
Abstract
To analyze the correlation between swallowing, language and cognition performance and describe the sociodemographic data of elderly people without previous neurological disorders. Analytical cross-sectional study, with non-probabilistic sample for convenience and data collection by telecall. The aspiration screening test (Yale Swallow Protocol) was used to identify and exclude elderly people at risk of aspiration. Then, sociodemographic data were collected, and instruments were applied: activity of daily living (IADLs), risk of dysphagia (EAT-10), cognitive screening (Mini Mental State Examination - MMSE) and language (Montreal-Toulouse Language Battery - MTL-Brazil). The sample consisted of 32 elderly people from the Federal District, with a mean age of 69.00±7.73 years and schooling of 10.00±5.60 years. The scores on the EAT-10, MMSE and MTL Battery instruments were altered in four,…
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Taxonomy
TopicsDysphagia Assessment and Management · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Esophageal and GI Pathology
