Table 1 |
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Control and intervention group subacute patient characteristics |
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Control |
Intervention |
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Patients |
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Total |
34 |
42 |
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Age (mean ± SD) |
79 ± 11 |
80 ± 7 |
|
Female |
18 |
19 |
|
Male |
16 |
23 |
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Pathology* |
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CVA** |
15 |
25 |
|
Dementia |
6 |
5 |
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Alzheimer's disease |
3 |
4 |
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Parkinson's disease |
1 |
4 |
|
Cancer |
6 |
4 |
|
Motor neuron disease |
1 |
0 |
|
Huntington's disease |
1 |
0 |
|
Motor vehicle accident |
1 |
0 |
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Oral |
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Own teeth |
7 |
8 |
|
Dentures |
25 |
31 |
|
No teeth |
2 |
3 |
|
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Mobility |
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Mobile |
13 |
26 |
|
Low mobility |
13 |
12 |
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Immobile |
8 |
4 |
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Modified Diet |
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Puree/Honey |
18 |
17 |
|
Puree/Pudding |
3 |
2 |
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Puree/Nectar |
1 |
3 |
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Minced/Honey |
6 |
10 |
|
Minced/Nectar |
2 |
3 |
|
Soft/Minced/Honey |
1 |
3 |
|
Soft/Minced/Nectar |
3 |
4 |
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Karagiannis et al. BMC Geriatrics 2011 11:9 doi:10.1186/1471-2318-11-9 |
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