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Introduction:The aging process can trigger physiological changes in the pancreas of some individuals and affect the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The high blood glucose rates tend to suggest various micro and macrovascular complications that result in retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, coronary disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease, alterations in the digestive system such as diabetic gastroparesis and may even trigger tooth loss. The longer the time of DM diagnosis in years, the greater the dysphagia symptoms due to the micro and macrovascular complications that DM can cause. Objective:to analyze dysphagic complaints in diabetic and non-diabetic elderly using the RaDI-H screening protocol.Methodology:This is a descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative analytical study developed with users hospitalized at the Hospital Estadual Geral de Goiânia Dr. Alberto Rassi with the application of the self-reported RaDI-H protocol. Results:In this study, no significant associations were found when analyzing dysphagic complaints in diabetic and non-diabetic elderly. The RaDI-H dysphagia screening protocol showed that most participants obtained a negative score (98.04%), which possibly shows the instrument's low sensitivity for diabetic elderly people without neurological disorders. Conclusion: This study did not indicate significant correlations in dysphagic complaints in the elderly and diabetics and non-diabetics. However, through the RaDI-H screening protocol, it was observed that users make adjustments in food consistencies due to structural and functional changes in the stomatognathic system arising from the natural aging process.
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