Swallowing performance of elderly people and sociodemographic, cognitive and language factors
Jaqueline Cardoso Estácio,
Maysa Luchesi Cera,
Laura Davison Mangilli
Abstract:Purpose To analyze the correlation between swallowing, language and cognition performance and describe the sociodemographic data of elderly people without previous neurological disorders. Methods Analytical cross-sectional study, with non-probabilistic sample for convenience and data collection by telecall. The aspiration screening test (Yale Swallow Protocol) was used to identify and exclude elderly people at risk of aspiration. Then, sociodemographic data were collected, and instruments were applied: activi… Show more
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