DocumentCode
133702
Title
Impact of the consistency of food substances on the health of residents in welfare facilities for seniors
Author
Sakashita, Reiko ; Takami, Miho ; Ono, Hiroshi ; Nishihira, Tomoko ; Kusumoto, Hiroyuki ; Hamada, Misao
Author_Institution
Coll. of Nursing Art & Sci., Univ. of Hyogo, Akashi, Japan
fYear
2014
fDate
3-7 Aug. 2014
Firstpage
94
Lastpage
97
Abstract
The effect of the consistency of food substances on health has not been assessed. The ingestion of food substances which require mastication promotes salivary secretion and oral function, which may in turn lead to a lower incidence of aspiration pneumonia. Thus, this study aims to reveal the importance of ingesting regular solid food and inquires into the condition associated with ingesting regular food.
Keywords
diseases; geriatrics; health care; aspiration pneumonia; food substance consistency effect; food substance ingestion; health care; oral function; salivary secretion; seniors; Analysis of variance; Dentistry; Diseases; Educational institutions; Lungs; Teeth; diet modification; health; mastication; the elderly;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
World Automation Congress (WAC), 2014
Conference_Location
Waikoloa, HI
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WAC.2014.6935688
Filename
6935688
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