Abstract

People diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease are more likely to suffer from aspiration pneumonia, whether silent or overt. Research is concluding new interventions such as positioning, food consistencies, and video fluoroscopy for nurses, speech language pathologists, family members, and patients to participate in to decrease hospital admissions and increase life expectancy.

Notes

Item was accepted for presentation at NERC 2018 but not presented at the event.

Author Details

Brittny Nicole Mills, BSN, College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Sigma Membership

Gamma Xi

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

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Keywords:

Parkinson's Disease, Aspiration Pneumonia, Dysphagia

Conference Name

Nursing Education Research Conference 2018

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International,National League for Nursing

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Year

2018

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Aspiration Pneumonia in Parkinson's Disease

Washington, DC, USA

People diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease are more likely to suffer from aspiration pneumonia, whether silent or overt. Research is concluding new interventions such as positioning, food consistencies, and video fluoroscopy for nurses, speech language pathologists, family members, and patients to participate in to decrease hospital admissions and increase life expectancy.