Are Dysphagia Symptoms Associated With Physical Pre-frailty and Frailty in Older Adults?
ObjectiveTo investigate whether dysphagia symptoms are associated with the incidence of physical pre-frailty and frailty in older adults.MethodsA sample of 149 participants without pre-frailty or frailty at baseline was analyzed. Data were collected at baseline and at a 9-year follow-up. A multinomial regression model was run and controlled for socioeconomic, behavioral, and clinical characteristics.ResultsMany participants (41.6%) had dysphagia symptoms. Dysphagia symptoms were associated with physical pre-frailty (RR = 2.37, 95%CI 1.02-5.50) and frailty (RR = 3.64, 95%CI 1.01-13.21).ConclusionDysphagia symptoms are associated with an increased likelihood of incident physical pre-frailty and frailty in community-dwelling older adults. Thus, early multidisciplinary identification of dysphagia symptoms in older adults can help prevent pre-frailty and frailty in this population.
Authors
- Roberta de Oliveira Máximo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9757-9458)
- Vinícius Nagy Soares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0363-5186)
- Tiago da Silva Alexandre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3791-9793)
- Daniela de Assumpção (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1813-996X)
- Thaís Barros Pereira da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8554-8638)
- Danielle Akemi Neves-Xavier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2347-8272)
- Anita Liberalesso Néri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6833-7668)
- Lúcia Figueiredo Mourão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4361-4152)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de São Carlos (BR)
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Gerontology
- Published
- 2025-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648251364574
- Primary Topic
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico