Abstract
Dysphagia in the elderly in long-stay institutions - a systematic literature review
Highlights
I follow the principles of systematic reviews, where only studies with levels of evidence 1 and 2 should be selected
Regarding the placement of the authors that there are no endpoints of interest, in order to clarify, I inform that the outcomes aimed at pointing out risk factors for dysphagia in the elderly in institutions of long stay, mentioned earlier in the introduction of the article entitled, Dysphagia in elderly people in long-term institutions – a systematic literature review. a
In the review of literature, and conclusion, I emphasize that the risk factors preponderant to the favoring of dysphagia in the selected studies were the lack of adequate oral hygiene, inappropriate posture during feeding and the supply method
Summary
2. I follow the principles of systematic reviews, where only studies with levels of evidence 1 and 2 should be selected. 3. Regarding the placement of the authors that there are no endpoints of interest, in order to clarify, I inform that the outcomes aimed at pointing out risk factors for dysphagia in the elderly in institutions of long stay, mentioned earlier in the introduction of the article entitled, Dysphagia in elderly people in long-term institutions – a systematic literature review.
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