Purpose: Research shows that dysphagia impacts quality of life negatively, but the nature of
these impacts is not well understood. This review article aims to examine the impacts of …

It is estimated that approximately 30% of all ischemic stroke (IS) patients will deteriorate in
the first 24 hours regardless of pharmacologic and/or mechanical intervention (eg …

Dysphagia refers to swallowing difficulty, which impacts patients' quality of life. Dysphagia
influences clinical outcomes, including mortality rates and length of hospital stay of older …

Aims To systematically review and synthesise the findings of qualitative research exploring
experiences of dysphagia from stroke patients' perspectives. Background Poststroke …

Purpose: Dysphagia (swallowing difficulties) can greatly decrease quality of life for
individuals with dysphagia and can lead to caregiver burden and third-party disability …

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 …

Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are commonly used to evaluate the impact of
a health condition on quality of life (QOL). This study aimed to identify the range of PROMs …

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 …

Aim To explore the subjective symptoms, psychological characteristics and coping strategies
of patients with dysphagia after anterior cervical spine surgery, so as to provide the basis for …

Background Person‐centred services are inherently related to patients/caregivers' needs.
However, the extent to which dysphagia services within Singapore meet consumer needs is …