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Risk indicators of aspiration pneumonia in nursing home residents with pneumonia, derived from Phase 2, and frequency of importance scores (5 = most important) and numbers of scores of the risk indicators, resulting from Phase 3
| Risk indicators | Frequency of importance score | Number of scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Dysphagia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 44 |
| Choking incident | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 41 |
| (History) of tube feeding | 9 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 43 |
| Neurological disease | 7 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 44 |
| Cognitive impairment | 15 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 44 |
