- Title
- A call for dysphagia-related safety incident research in people with developmental disabilities
- Creator
- Hemsley, Bronwyn; Balandin, Susan; Sheppard, Justine Joan; Georgiou, Andrew; Hill, Sophie
- Relation
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability Vol. 40, Issue 1, p. 99-103
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2014.994172
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- Preventable deaths and respiratory illness related to dysphagia (swallowing disorders) in people with lifelong disabilities are of urgent concern for all who have a duty to provide safe care, and this concern is reflected internationally in reports on preventable deaths in this population (e.g., Morad, Kandel, Ahn, Fuchs, & Merrick, 2008; Morad, Kandel, & Merrick, 2009; NSW Ombudsman, 2013; Scottish Government, 2013; UK Government Department of Health, 2013). Dysphagia poses a serious health risk with associated high morbidity and mortality (Logemann, 1998; Sheppard, 1995, 2006). As many as 40% of individuals with dysphagia suffer frequent respiratory tract infections, choking, asphyxia, dehydration, and poor nutritional state (Kennedy, McCombie, Dawes, McConnell, & Dunnigan, 1997; Logemann, 1998). The presence of multiple diagnoses, including psychiatric conditions, and the interaction and side effects of multiple medications, can further complicate the presentation of dysphagia (Balzer, 2000).
- Subject
- dysphagia; safety; mealtimes; developmental disability; choking
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1316658
- Identifier
- uon:23236
- Identifier
- ISSN:1469-9532
- Language
- eng
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