Are Dysphagia Symptoms Associated With Physical Pre-frailty and Frailty in Older Adults?

Danielle Akemi Neves-Xavier, Anita Liberalesso Neri, Daniela de Assumpção, Vinícius Nagy Soares, Roberta de Oliveira Máximo, Thaís Barros Pereira da Silva, Tiago da Silva Alexandre, Lucia Figueiredo Mourão, Postgraduate Programme in Gerontology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Postgraduate Programme in Physical Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Postgraduate Programme in Gerontology, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on August 05, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Volume 45, Issue 7, Page 1257-1265, July 2026.
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 ...