[Dysphagia rehabilitation in visiting home care]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2010 Dec:37 Suppl 2:159-61.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Dysphagia can cause aspiration pneumonia. The condition of dysphagia is difficult to evaluate from outside. Therefore, a careful examination is necessary to grasp the state of swallowing of a patient accurately. However, it has been a difficult situation for a patient who cannot come to hospital for some reason to be examined by video fluoroscopy or video endoscopy. In recent years, a usefulness of video endoscopy in visiting home examination for dysphagia has been reported several times. And this video endoscopy examination is a valuable tool to detect a discrepancy between swallowing function and nutritional intake of the patient. Cooperative rehabilitation with such a careful examination is an important issue to be successful in dysphagia rehabilitation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Deglutition
  • Deglutition Disorders / physiopathology
  • Deglutition Disorders / rehabilitation*
  • Endoscopy / instrumentation
  • Endoscopy / methods*
  • Female
  • Home Care Services*
  • Humans