R13.9
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The study includes geriatric patients suffering from multimorbidity who are able to give consent. Patients need to suffer from mild to severe dysphagia but are capable of oral nutrition. They
Sponsors
AGAPLESION Bethanien Krankenhaus Heidelberg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
75 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients/ Family Members of AGAPLESION Bethanien Krankenhaus Heidelberg Patients of SLP colleagues Cognitive abilities of patients: Mini Mental State = 24 Dysphagia: GUSS* = 19 At least one week pured or semi-solid food during the stay NTID** = 3, speech essentially understandable Acute or rehabilitative geriatric treatment within the frame of multimorbidity Age = 75
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients at other institutions Lack of family members Patients with legal representatives Patients of the investigator responsible for the study Mini Mental State < 24 GUSS = 20 Oral nutrition with solid consistencies (more than semi-solid) Nil by mouth NTID = 2, speech mostly or totally incomprehensible Aphasia Age < 75 * GUSS = Gugging Swallowing Screen (Trapl, 2007) ** NTID = Comprehensibility scale, National Technical Institute for the deaf. (Ziegler, 1994)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determination of relevant aspects from the perspective of geriatric patients with dysphagia and their family members concerning decisions between aspiration risk and quality of life from eating and drinking. Data are collected through semi-structured, problem centered interviews. Respectively one patient and the associated family member will both be interviewed separately. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactKatja Emmerich
AGAPLESION Bethanien Krankenhaus Heidelberg - Abteilung Logopädie
Outcome results
None listed