Gerodontology
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Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
Effects of functional training of dysphagia to prevent pneumonia for patients on tube feeding.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of functional training on outbreak frequency of pneumonia for the elderly dysphagia patients who were being tube fed. ⋯ It was suggested that once-a-week functional training of dysphagia with professional oral care might be effective in preventing pneumonia for elderly people who were being tube fed.