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Record Nr.

UNINA9910919813103321

Autore

Amitrano Antonio

Titolo

Dysphagia and Nutrition : The Meal of a Patient with Swallowing Disorders / / by Antonio Amitrano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

9783031774492

3031774493

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 pages)

Disciplina

616.855

Soggetti

Speech therapy

Physical therapy

Nutrition

Otolaryngology

Respiratory organs - Diseases

Palliative treatment

Speech and Language Therapy

Physiotherapy

Otorhinolaryngology

Pneumology

Palliative Care

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1 The Human at the Table -- 2 Dysphagia in Adulthood and Geriatrics -- 3 Evaluation of Dysphagia in Adult Dysphagic Patients -- 4 Treatment of Dysphagia in Adult Dysphagic Patients -- 5 The Meal of Individuals with Dysphagia -- Appendix.

Sommario/riassunto

The book offers a comprehensive overview of deglutition disorders and of dysphagia treatment, presenting a review of the main instruments for evaluating and treating dysphagia. Swallowing difficulties are a growing concern in the general population, particularly in older patients. Deglutology, an emerging discipline that studies the physiopathological, diagnostic, and rehabilitative aspects of swallowing, is rapidly expanding in response to the increasing demand



for clinical and rehabilitative interventions in this field. This book provides an updated presentation of the available diagnostic tools and rehabilitative treatments for dysphagia, offering a broad overview of the meanings that eating and meals hold in individual life. Based on the close relationship between food and quality of life, the concept of palliative nutrition is introduced, aiming to ensure the pleasure of eating and, along with it, attention to the non-nutritional aspects that food provides to individuals. This book will be of interest to professionals and academics specializing in deglutology, dysphagia treatment, and related disciplines, i.e. speech-language pathologists, physicians, nurses, researchers, and other healthcare professionals who are involved in the assessment and treatment of swallowing disorders. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content. .