Purpose: Myriad dysphagia assessment tools have been designed, but their application is
variable. This is partly due to a lack of implementation and dissemination strategy as well as …

Dysphagia care and management may differ between countries and healthcare settings.
This study aims to describe the management and care of dysphagia in rehabilitation centres …

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 …

Swallowing impairments co-occur with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
leading to aspiration, disease exacerbations, and malnutrition. This pilot survey study aimed …

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 …

Early and accurate dysphagia diagnosis is essential for reducing the risk of associated co-
morbidities and mortalities. Barriers to current evaluation methods may alter the …

Purpose: Parameters such as bolus location at swallow onset (BLSO), stage transition
duration (STD), pharyngeal transition duration (PTD), pharyngeal response duration (PRD) …

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

Purpose: To identify perceived enablers and barriers that may influence the implementation
of water protocols (WPs) as an intervention for dysphagia in acute stroke settings. Method …

Background Dysphagia affects over half of adults after stroke. Dysphagia rehabilitation aims
to improve swallowing and reduce negative outcomes for these adults. However, significant …