TY - GEN
T1 - Benefits of nursing interventions in preventing complications in the elderly with alterations in swallowing after stroke
AU - Espada, Gertrudes
AU - Ferreira, Rogério
AU - Vieira, João Vítor
AU - Goes, Maria Margarida
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG. 2020.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Introduction: Stroke, the most common cerebrovascular disease in the elderly population, is the leading cause of death in Portugal. Changes in swallowing, one of the most common sequelae of this neurological event, have a negative impact on the person’s prognosis, contributing to high morbidity and mortality rates, due to the risk of dehydration, malnutrition and aspiration pneumonia. Nurses, the health professionals who participate more actively in feeding and patient supervision, may play a key role in the early detection of swallowing changes in this population. Objective: To identify the benefits of nursing interventions in the prevention of complications in the elderly with changes in swallowing after stroke. Method: Systematic review that led to the search in the EBSCOHost search engine, in the databases CINAHL Complete and MEDLINE Complete, to identify studies published between 2015 and 2019, using the descriptors “stroke”, “intervention”, “nurse” “ and “deglutition disorders “. After implementing the inclusion and exclusion criteria and evaluating the methodological quality of the results obtained, three studies were selected. The levels of evidence were assured by the levels of evidence proposed by Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt. Results: Nursing interventions for the elderly with changes in swallowing after stroke can contribute to improvements in the prevention of complications, well-being and self-care, health promotion and continuity of care. Conclusion: The benefits of nursing interventions to the elderly with changes in swallowing after stroke are evident. However, in view of the scarcity of studies on the subject, it is suggested that more quantitative studies be carried out, with more representative samples.
AB - Introduction: Stroke, the most common cerebrovascular disease in the elderly population, is the leading cause of death in Portugal. Changes in swallowing, one of the most common sequelae of this neurological event, have a negative impact on the person’s prognosis, contributing to high morbidity and mortality rates, due to the risk of dehydration, malnutrition and aspiration pneumonia. Nurses, the health professionals who participate more actively in feeding and patient supervision, may play a key role in the early detection of swallowing changes in this population. Objective: To identify the benefits of nursing interventions in the prevention of complications in the elderly with changes in swallowing after stroke. Method: Systematic review that led to the search in the EBSCOHost search engine, in the databases CINAHL Complete and MEDLINE Complete, to identify studies published between 2015 and 2019, using the descriptors “stroke”, “intervention”, “nurse” “ and “deglutition disorders “. After implementing the inclusion and exclusion criteria and evaluating the methodological quality of the results obtained, three studies were selected. The levels of evidence were assured by the levels of evidence proposed by Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt. Results: Nursing interventions for the elderly with changes in swallowing after stroke can contribute to improvements in the prevention of complications, well-being and self-care, health promotion and continuity of care. Conclusion: The benefits of nursing interventions to the elderly with changes in swallowing after stroke are evident. However, in view of the scarcity of studies on the subject, it is suggested that more quantitative studies be carried out, with more representative samples.
KW - Elderly
KW - Nursing
KW - Nursing interventions
KW - Stroke
KW - Swallowing
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-41494-8_28
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-41494-8_28
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85082307558
SN - 9783030414931
T3 - Communications in Computer and Information Science
SP - 283
EP - 291
BT - Gerontechnology - 2nd International Workshop, IWoG 2019, Revised Selected Papers
A2 - García-Alonso, José
A2 - Fonseca, César
PB - Springer
T2 - 2nd International Workshop on Gerontechnology, IWoG 2019
Y2 - 4 September 2019 through 5 September 2019
ER -
