Pneumonia: Does age or gender relate to the presence of an SLP dysphagia consultation?

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2020-09-14

Authors

Bolinger, Christopher
Dembowski, James
Mory, Kimberly

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MDPI

Abstract

A retrospective study of 1489 hospital records examined the relationship of speech-language pathologist (SLP) consults for dysphagia to age and gender in pneumonia patients from an acute care setting. Age and gender disparities exist in healthcare. The research sought to determine if disparities existed in the presence/absence of SLP dysphagia consults related to age and gender. Results suggested SLPs were consulted on a greater percentage of geriatric patients overall; however, there were differences in the number of consults for each pneumonia type. More males and geriatric patients were seen than females and non-geriatric adults, respectively. Results may be used to address local hospital policies and protocols and thus increase quality of care by improving morbidity and mortality outcomes of geriatric patients with pneumonia.

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Article originally published in Geriatrics, 5(3), 51. English. Published online 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5030051

Keywords

Dysphagia, Geriatrics, Pneumonia

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This is a published version of an article that is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5030051. Recommended citation: Bolinger, C., Dembowski, J., & Mory, K. (2020). Pneumonia: Does age or gender relate to the presence of an SLP dysphagia consultation? Geriatrics, 5(3), 51. This item has been deposited in accordance with publisher copyright and licensing terms and with the author’s permission.

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https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5030051
 https://hdl.handle.net/11274/12652

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