Identifying and addressing pill aversion in adults without physiological-related dysphagia: A narrative review.

ABSTRACT: Solid oral dosage forms (SODFs) (often called pills by patients) are the default formulation to treat medical ailments. Beneficial therapeutic outcomes rely on patients taking them as directed. Up to 40% of the population experience difficulties swallowing SODFs, resulting in reduced adherence and impaired therapeutic efficacy. Often associated with children, this also presents in adults with dysphagia, and without any organic dysphagia (non-physiological-related or functional dysphagia). This review aims to identify and appraise current interventions used to screen for and overcome pill aversion in adults with functional dysphagia. A comprehensive search of the literature was conducted. Articles reporting pill aversion in adults aged ≥18 years with no underlying cause, history of, or exis

SUBMITTER: McCloskey AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9805106 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature