Speech-language pathologists working with adults across the continuum of care from acute
sub-acute hospitals to in home community services and nursing homes frequently encounter …

The aim of this study is to describe hospice caregivers' perceptions and practices in the
management of dysphagia in neurodegenerative disorders. In South Africa, hospices …

Speech-language pathologists require a specialized set of skills to treat end of life (EOL)
patients with dysphagia. SLPs must advance their diagnostic and prognostic skills, adapt …

Background: Among patients seen by palliative care, dysphagia is prevalent and can lead to
disturbing symptoms and challenges in medical decisions for patients and families. Case …

ObjectiveManagement of head and neck cancer patients provides unique challenges.
Palliation serves to optimise quality-of-life by alleviating suffering and maintaining dignity …

Brenda Arend: The main thing I'd want you to take away is the shift in focus from “rehab” to
“palliative” goals of care. It is there that we have the freedom to use what we know with our …

Historically speech-language pathologists (SLPs) were a “fix-it”-focused rehabilitation
profession. In recent years we have been drawn into decisions that are more challenging …

Palliative Care is a relatively new subspeciality in which an interdisciplinary team works at
the invitation of the patient's physicians to address symptoms such as pain, anxiety, and …

Objectives Describe the four main domains by which swallowing therapy can benefit a
patient or family, whose goals of care are comfort, based on framework of the World Health …

Objective: There are few studies concerning the differences in quality-of-life (QOL) between
palliative care patients with and without dysphagia to date. We aimed to compare the QOL …