Publications by authors named "Meng Rung Tsai"
Article Synopsis
- Researchers studied how much water people with swallowing difficulties, called dysphagia, can safely swallow without choking.
- They used a special device to check swallowing abilities in nursing home residents, comparing those with and without feeding tubes.
- The study found that swallowing 3 ml and 5 ml of water is safe for testing these residents' swallowing skills.
The functional, interactive, and critical domains of health literacy are associated with health. However, studies examining the relationship between health literacy subdomains and health in the Chinese-speaking context are still limited. Thus, we aimed to examine the association of functional, interactive, and critical health literacy with self-rated health among older Taiwanese adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: Elderly nursing home residents are often malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. Family members often visit residents during mealtimes, which might be an ideal opportunity for interventions targeted at improving the nutritional status of older residents. Therefore, this study aimed to explore motivations behind family member visits with nursing home residents during mealtime in Taiwan.
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