Effects of Presbyphagia on Oropharyngeal Swallowing Observed during Modified Barium Swallow Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Understanding how aging impacts swallowing can help differentiate typical from atypical behaviors. This study aimed to quantify age-related swallowing alterations observed during a modified barium swallow study.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Adult fluoroscopy suite in a metropolitan hospital at an academic center.

Participants

195 healthy adults distributed across 3 age categories: 21-39; 40-59; 60+ years.

Measurements

17 physiologic components of swallowing across three functional domains (oral, pharyngeal, esophageal), including summed composite scores (Oral Total [OT] and Pharyngeal Total [PT]), from the validated and standardized Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile.

Results

Most components (65%) demonstrated no impair

SUBMITTER: Garand KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10324474 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature