Low tongue strength is associated with oral and cough-related abnormalities in older inpatients

Sarcopenic dysphagia is partly characterized by a decline in the strength of the swallowing muscles. However, its associated characteristics and symptoms are unclear. The aim of this study was to clarify the characteristics and symptoms of swallowing ability associated with low tongue muscle strengt...

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Published in:Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Los Angeles County, Calif.), 2021-03, Vol.83, p.111062-111062, Article 111062
Main Authors: Shimizu, Akio, Maeda, Keisuke, Nagami, Shinsuke, Nagano, Ayano, Yamada, Yumi, Shimizu, Midori, Ishida, Yuria, Kayashita, Jun, Fujishima, Ichiro, Mori, Naoharu, Murotani, Kenta, Suenaga, Masaki
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Language:English
Subjects:
Abnormalities
Age
Clinical medicine
Confidence intervals
Cough
Disease
Dysphagia
Mann assessment of swallowing ability
Muscle strength
Muscles
Musculoskeletal system
Neuromuscular diseases
Nutritional status
Older people
Orthopedics
Palate
Patients
Rehabilitation
Sarcopenia
Sarcopenic dysphagia
Stroke
Swallowing
Swallowing difficulty
Tongue
Tongue pressure
Womens health
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Summary:Sarcopenic dysphagia is partly characterized by a decline in the strength of the swallowing muscles. However, its associated characteristics and symptoms are unclear. The aim of this study was to clarify the characteristics and symptoms of swallowing ability associated with low tongue muscle strength, which is one of the swallowing muscles in older adults. This was a cross-sectional study of 197 older patients admitted to the hospital for orthopedic conditions. We measured the maximum tongue pressure (MTP) against the palate. Swallowing-related characteristics were assessed with the Mann assessment of swallowing ability. Sarcopenia was diagnosed using the 2019 Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia. The mean age of patients was 81.3 ± 7.6 y, and 80.2% of patients were women. Forty-two patients (21.3%) showed low MTP, defined as
ISSN:0899-9007
1873-1244
DOI:10.1016/j.nut.2020.111062