Improving care for patients with dysphagia

SK Rosenvinge, ID Starke - Age and ageing, 2005 - academic.oup.com
… We included all inpatients with dysphagia on the speech and language therapy caseload
at the time of the audit. This included patients on the specialist stroke unit, medicine for the …

Dysphagia care for adults in the community setting commands a different approach: perspectives of speech–language therapists

SR Howells, PL Cornwell, EC Ward… - … Journal of Language …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
… –language therapy (SLT) dysphagia practices and services are underrepresented in the
research literature, despite the prevalence of dysphagia … than in hospital or aged care, there is a …

Dysphagia therapy in stroke: a survey of speech and language therapists

SK Archer, I Wellwood, CH Smith… - … journal of language & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
… offered, which raises concerns for equity of access to care in the UK. Further research
determining the best approaches to dysphagia therapy may lead to improved patient outcomes …

Effects of therapy in oropharyngeal dysphagia by speech and language therapists: a systematic review

R Speyer, L Baijens, M Heijnen, I Zwijnenberg - Dysphagia, 2010 - Springer
… Usual care consisted of patient management by the … to a normal diet and receiving usual
care, standard low-intensity, or … 32% of the patients who received usual care, 43% who received …

Understanding dysphagia care in the community setting

SR Howells, PL Cornwell, EC Ward, P Kuipers - Dysphagia, 2019 - Springer
… The professionals most often involved in community-based dysphagia care in the current …
in the top four professions involved in dysphagia care alongside nursing and ear, nose, and …

What is “usual care” in dysphagia rehabilitation: a survey of USA dysphagia practice patterns

GD Carnaby, L Harenberg - Dysphagia, 2013 - Springer
… its concurrence in dysphagia practice … care” in dysphagia treatment. It is also unclear whether
SLPs use current evidence within their usual practice or in the development of their therapy

Dysphagia and mealtime difficulties in dementia: Speech and language therapists' practices and perspectives

A Egan, C Andrews, A Lowit - … Journal of Language & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… effective training for care staff supporting mealtime difficulties and dysphagia is essential. …
The speech and language therapist's (SLT) role in managing dysphagia to mitigate these risks …

Supporting safe swallowing of care home residents with dysphagia: How does the care delivered compare with guidance from speech and language therapists?

H Griffin, J Wilson, A Tingle, A Görzig… - … Journal of Language …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
… to the actual care delivered. Methods: Eleven mealtimes with residents with dysphagia were
… to residents’ care plans and speech and language therapist recommendations. Results: …

Dysphagia services in the era of COVID-19: Are speech-language therapists essential?

KA Coutts - South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2020 - scielo.org.za
… assist in the assessment and management of dysphagia cases. In SA, a multidisciplinary
model appears to be the primary model used in acute care settings. This model involves each …

The role of speech and language therapists in the intensive care unit

J McRae, E Montgomery… - … of the Intensive Care …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
… As the critical care environment has changed from predominantly sedated and … of dysphagia
and communication impairment, although the role of Speech and Language Therapists (…