Incidencia de disfagia en el adulto mayor de los centros geriátricos urbanos de Cuenca 2017-2018

Background: The elderly population over the years has multiple health problems due to the weakening of different structures and their functionality, as is the case of dysphagia that presents itself in comorbidity to various pathologies, which is why this study assesses the motor skills of the fonoarticulatory organs and swallowing in the elderly. Objective: To determine the incidence of dysphagia in the elderly of the Urban Geriatric Centers of Cuenca 2017-2018 Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out, with an initial population of 185 older adults, 65 years of age and older, both male and female of the urban geriatric centers of Cuenca proposed by the Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion (MESI). However, 162 older adults were finally evaluated, leaving aside those who did not meet the inclusion criteria. The information was collected directly through the Clinical History and Myofunctional Examination - MBGR (item 5 and other swallowing problems) and the Deglution Screening "GUSS". The data were tabulated and analyzed using the SPSS version 15 program and Microsoft Excel, the results were expressed by frequency and association tables. Results: Of a total of 162 older adults evaluated aged 65 and older, 28.4% do not have dysphagia; 59.9% presented mild dysphagia with a higher incidence of 13.6% in the age range of 86-90 years, this level of dysphagia being the most recorded in the population of older adults evaluated; and 11.1% presented moderate dysphagia and with a lower percentage of 0.6% presented severe dysphagia