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It included patients affected by medium-severity dysphagia admitted to the nursing home \u201cSacra Famiglia\u201d Institute of Cocquio Trevisago, Varese. The patients were aged 41\u201381 years old and all had complex disabilities. They underwent anthropometric and biochemical parameter assessments at baseline, as well as at two months and four months follow-up. Results: The study involved 30 patients, 15 received the IP meal. The comparison between the baseline and the follow-up did not show significant anthropometric and biochemical parameter differences. Conversely, the IP group reported significantly higher levels of consumption and satisfaction, evaluated using a modified Chernoff scale based on three levels of smiles, than the PF group. 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