Background Integrated speech-language pathology (SLP) services within the emergency
department (ED) may facilitate timely dysphagia management. However, there are multiple …

Purpose Timely speech-language pathology (SLP) involvement with dysphagic patients in
the Emergency Department (ED) may improve patient outcomes. This study utilised …

Background: Early detection of dysphagia can reduce associated medical sequelae and
subsequent burden of care. As most patients admitted to acute care services present first via …

Purpose Optimising dysphagia service delivery is crucial to minimise personal and service
impacts associated with dysphagia. However, limited data exist on how to achieve this in …

A needs assessment for a hospital-based dysphagia program was conducted to determine
incidence, management procedures, and outcome for stroke patients with swallowing …

Purpose To examine referral pathways, clinical demographics, and timeliness of dysphagia
management within an emergency department (ED) setting utilising both ED staff and …

International studies examining dysphagia management have identified that a degree of
practice variability exists globally, with multiple factors within the local health service context …

Background Person‐centred services are inherently related to patients/caregivers' needs.
However, the extent to which dysphagia services within Singapore meet consumer needs is …

Delay in referral to a speech language pathologist for evaluation and appropriate treatment
of swallowing dysfunction may increase a patient's risk for dysphagia related sequelae such …

Background Competent clinical reasoning forms the foundation for effective and efficient
clinical swallowing examination (CSE) and consequent dysphagia management decisions …