Identifying prioritised actions for improving dysphagia services in Singapore: Insights from concept mapping with patients and caregivers

FMM Poon, EC Ward, CL Burns - International Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Person‐centred services are inherently related to patients/caregivers' needs.
However, the extent to which dysphagia services within Singapore meet consumer needs is …

Using concept mapping to guide dysphagia service enhancements in Singapore: Recommendations from the speech-language pathology workforce

FMM Poon, EC Ward, CL Burns - International Journal of Speech …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Adult dysphagia services in acute and subacute settings in Singapore

FMM Poon, EC Ward, CL Burns - Speech, Language and Hearing, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
International studies examining dysphagia management have identified that a degree of
practice variability exists globally, with multiple factors within the local health service context …

Provision of dysphagia services in a developing nation: Infrastructural challenges

R Mustaffa Kamal, EC Ward, P Cornwell… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to explore infrastructure issues that may be
barriers to the establishment and improvement of dysphagia services in Malaysia compared …

Dysphagia management practices among speech-language pathologists in Malaysia

RM Kamal, E Ward, P Cornwell - Asia Pacific Journal of Speech …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
In Malaysia, speech-language pathology services for dysphagia management are yet to be
fully established. Detailed knowledge of current practices is necessary to inform future …

Understanding Dysphagia Care in Pakistan: A Survey of Current Speech Language Therapy Practice

RN Akhtar, N Behn, S Morgan - Dysphagia, 2024 - Springer
Dysphagia affects individuals across all ages and has pervasive and potentially life-
threatening consequences. Individuals with dysphagia are assessed and treated by speech …

Dysphagia management in community/home settings: A scoping review investigating practices in Africa

M Jayes, V Madima, J Marshall… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Little is known about how people living with dysphagia in rural, socioeconomically
impoverished contexts in Africa are supported and manage their disability. This scoping …

Dysphagia Management in the Emergency Department: Using Concept Mapping to Identify Actionable Change to Improve Services

PB Lal, EC Ward, LR Wishart, J Foley, M Schwarz… - Dysphagia, 2024 - Springer
Background Integrated speech-language pathology (SLP) services within the emergency
department (ED) may facilitate timely dysphagia management. However, there are multiple …

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

SR Howells, PL Cornwell, EC Ward… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Descriptions of community‐based speech–language therapy (SLT) dysphagia
practices and services are underrepresented in the research literature, despite the …

Understanding dysphagia care in the community setting

SR Howells, PL Cornwell, EC Ward, P Kuipers - Dysphagia, 2019 - Springer
Factors including health policy reform and the aging population are increasing demand for
quality healthcare in the community. People with dysphagia are supported by speech …