Pre-hospitalization dysphagia and feeding tube placement in nursing home residents with advanced dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite research demonstrating the risks of using feeding tubes in persons with advanced dementia, they continue to be placed. The natural history of dysphagia among patients with advanced dementia has not been examined. We conducted a secondary analysis of a national cohort of persons with advanced dementia staying at a nursing home stay before hospitalization to examine (1) pre-hospitalization dysphagia prevalence and (2) risk of feeding tube placement during hospitalization based on preexisting dysphagia.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study consisting of all nursing home (NH) residents (≥66 years) with advanced dementia (Cognitive Function Scale score ≥2), a hospitalization between 2013-2017, and a Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 assessment within 120 days before h

SUBMITTER: Robison RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12172853 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature