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.
Sigma Membership
Gamma Xi
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Parkinson's Disease, Aspiration Pneumonia, Dysphagia
Recommended Citation
Mills, Brittny Nicole, "Aspiration Pneumonia in Parkinson's Disease" (2018). NERC (Nursing Education Research Conference). 11.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/nerc/2018/posters_2018/11
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.