Self-perception and clinical presentation of eating and swallowing abilities in elderly residents of residential care facilities

dc.contributor.advisorPillay, Bhavani
dc.contributor.coadvisorKruger, Esedra
dc.contributor.coadvisorVermeulen, Rouxjeanne
dc.contributor.coadvisorMasenge, Andries
dc.contributor.emailcaitlinbell99@gmail.comen_US
dc.contributor.postgraduateBell, Caitlin Shauna
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-13T10:13:55Z
dc.date.available2025-02-13T10:13:55Z
dc.date.created2025-04
dc.date.issued2024-08
dc.descriptionDissertation (MA (Speech-Language Pathology))--University of Pretoria, 2024.en_US
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE : To describe the self-perception and clinical presentation of eating and swallowing abilities amongst the elderly who reside in residential care facilities. METHOD : Forty-four participants (mean age=80 years) were included in this comparative within-subject study. Participants were assessed using an oropharyngeal dysphagia assessment protocol. A cognitive screener, the Saint Louis University Mental Status examination was used when the level of cognitive impairment was unknown. The oropharyngeal dysphagia protocol included a medical history review, administration of the Eating Abilities Test – 10, the Mann Assessment of Swallowing Abilities, and the three-ounce water swallow challenge of the Yale Swallow Protocol. RESULTS : Twenty-one of 44 (n=21; 48%) participants indicated an overall self-perceived concern for oropharyngeal dysphagia when reporting within the Eating Abilities Test – 10. Evidence of compensatory eating behaviours, without receiving therapeutic intervention, were found. A negative, low correlation was present between the Eating Abilities Test – 10 and the Mann Assessment of Swallowing Abilities (r=-0.306, p<0.05) scores. CONCLUSIONS : Individuals who perceived eating and swallowing difficulties, demonstrated fewer clinical symptoms possibly due to self-mediated compensatory techniques. It is essential to integrate patient-reported outcome measures with clinical assessments for oropharyngeal dysphagia in residential care facilities. Collaboration between facilities’ staff and external professionals, such as speech-language therapists, could ensure timely interventions for dysphagia treatment.en_US
dc.description.availabilityUnrestricteden_US
dc.description.degreeMA (Speech-Language Pathology)en_US
dc.description.departmentSpeech-Language Pathology and Audiologyen_US
dc.description.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-03: Good health and well-beingen_US
dc.identifier.citation*en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.28391405en_US
dc.identifier.otherA2025en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/100829
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.subjectSustainable Development Goals (SDGs)en_US
dc.subjectOropharyngeal dysphagiaen_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectResidential care facilitiesen_US
dc.subjectClinical assessmenten_US
dc.subjectSelf-perceptionen_US
dc.titleSelf-perception and clinical presentation of eating and swallowing abilities in elderly residents of residential care facilitiesen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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