The purpose of this study was to examine acute care registered nurses'(RNs') self-reported
levels of compliance with speech-language pathologists'(SLPs') recommendations for safe …

Individuals with advanced oropharyngeal cancer often experience dysphagia as a result of
their illness and its treatment. Research consistently demonstrates that dysphagia and …

Background: Lack of consistency in palliative care language can serve as barriers when
designing, delivering, and accessing high-quality palliative care services. Objective: To …

Context Language barriers can influence the health quality and outcomes of limited English
proficiency (LEP) patients at end of life, including symptom assessment and utilization of …

Background The increase in the numbers of patients requiring palliative care input prior to
death, and a global economic situation where few countries are able to invest further in …

Background Dysphagia can occur in advanced lung cancer due to direct tumour invasion or
nerve compression. Anti-cancer treatments and co-morbid conditions may also cause or …

Background: The cognitive and communication challenges experienced by people with
intellectual disability present difficulties for health professionals, particularly in the face of …

Introduction: We devised a comfort care kit (CCK) consisting of nonoral and nonparenteral
rescue medications for caregivers to use at home for symptom control in imminently dying …

Among the disorders precipitated by diseases accompanying aging, perhaps that with the
most impact on quality of life is dysphagia. This is particularly true in patients who have …

OBJECTIVES: 1) Evaluate the prevalence and quality-of-life impact of voice and swallowing
problems in the elderly; 2) determine treatment trends and barriers to treatment. STUDY …