Author; Year; Number of Participants	Study Design	Participants Included
Sestili et al., 2018; [35] n = 41 patients at admission, n = 29 patients at discharge.	Retrospective, medical record review. Four months.	Patients hospitalised in two elderly care wards or one neurology unit in the Italian National Research Centre on Aging of Ancona. Age > 79 years Diagnosis of dysphagia carried out by the Speech and Language therapists before hospital admission or during hospitalisation.