From: Defining characteristics and risk indicators for diagnosing nursing home-acquired pneumonia and aspiration pneumonia in nursing home residents, using the electronically-modified Delphi Method
Risk indicators
Frequency of importance score
Number of scores
1
2
3
4
5
Dysphagia
15
21
44
Choking incident
9
8
16
41
(History) of tube feeding
18
43
Neurological disease
7
13
10
11
Cognitive impairment