22Aug 2017

THICKENED LIQUIDS: ARE THEY SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE?

  • Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA.
  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA.
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The treatment of dysphagia is hindered by the use of various recipes used for thickening liquids in swallowing and feeding therapy. At present, there is limited standardized methodology for determining the viscosity of liquid levels and dietary modifications. During experiments conducted in an Immersive Learning course at Ball State University, measurements were obtained to analyze the viscosities of thickened liquids. These measurements were compared to Varibar Barium to determine the comparison between Varibar and prescribed thickened liquids. Results indicated there were no commercial thickeners that were consistent, fell within the NDD level, and most closely compared with Varibar Barium across all trials and thickness levels, consequently demonstrating the variability between thickeners, mixing methods, and persons mixing the liquid.

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[Lindsey B. Bantley, Andrea J. Wortkoetter, Mary J. Ewing and Ranjith Wijesinghe. (2017); THICKENED LIQUIDS: ARE THEY SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE? Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Aug). 1197-1216] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Ranjith Wijesinghe
2 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5173      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5173

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