Pneumonia, Depression, and Mortality are Impacted by Feeding Route in Patients With Dysphagia
| Autor: | Jennifer Hanners Gutierrez, Cathy Lazarus, Melinda Corwin, Paula Leslie |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Vol 10 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2333-7214 23337214 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/23337214241269848 |
| Popis: | Background: Liquid nutrition delivered through a tube is often used amid difficulty swallowing. Tube feeding has been shown to have a relationship to pneumonia and mortality. Aim: Researchers investigated the relationship of feeding route (oral or tube) to patient outcomes. Design: Data were collected on outcomes (pneumonia, depression, mortality), feeding route, presence/absence of dysphagia, and covariates (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD], stroke, mortality risk, illness severity, sex, age). Researchers collected data over a 45-month period to ensure an adequate sample size for matching. The method of sampling was retrospective, archival data analysis. Propensity score analysis resulted in 94 matched, balanced pairs. Covariates were isolated from the treatment effect. Participants: The records of 2,180 inpatients treated by Palliative Medicine were considered, and 292 met the inclusion criteria. Results: Results revealed 10.14 times greater odds of pneumonia (OR = 10.14; p |
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