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thickened liquid diet
Indications:
- dysphagia in patients with dementia
Clinical significance:
- thickening fluids may have an immediate positive effect on swallowing in elderly with dementia; however the long-term impact of thickened liquids on health of patients with dementia is uncertain [1,2]
General
textured diet (liquid, puree, soft)
References
- Flynn E, Smith CH, Walsh CD, Walshe M.
Modifying the consistency of food and fluids for swallowing difficulties
in dementia.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Sep 24;9(9):CD011077.
PMID: 30251253 PMCID: PMC6513397 Free PMC Article Review
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011077.pub2/full
- Makhnevich A et al.
Thick liquids and clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with Alzheimer
disease and related dementias and dysphagia.
JAMA Intern Med 2024 May 6; [e-pub].
PMID: 38709510 PMCID: PMC11074929 (available on 2025-05-06)
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2818195