Background Dysphagia impacts negatively on quality of life, however there is little in‐depth
qualitative research on these impacts from the perspective of people with dysphagia. Aims …

The purposes of this methods article are to (a) discuss how integration can occur through a
connecting approach in explanatory sequential mixed methods studies,(b) describe a …

Purpose Literature to date describing the lived experience of dysphagia has predominantly
focussed on the clinical populations of stroke and head and neck cancer. The current study …

Background A recent literature review identified that past research has described the
impacts of dysphagia on quality of life; but there is limited research on these impacts from …

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 …

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

Dysphagia affects individuals across all ages and has pervasive and potentially life-
threatening consequences. Individuals with dysphagia are assessed and treated by speech …

BACKGROUND: Numerous quantitative and descriptive studies show that dysphagia
impacts on quality of life. However, there is little in-depth qualitative research exploring the …

Background: Poststroke depression (PSD) is a frequently occurring complication of stroke
that affects up to 30% of all stroke survivors in the first 24 months after stroke. PSD has been …

Aim: Speech and language pathologists (SLP) make decisions regarding the use of
alternative feeding methods when oral feeding presents a vital risk for the dysphagia …