Background Nurses are often required to perform dysphagia screening prior to oral intake by
people following stroke. Previous studies report limited knowledge of nurses in identifying …

Background There are an increasing number of evidence‐based recommendations for
managing dysphagia in post‐stroke patients. However, it is unclear whether nurses adopt …

Dysphagia is an impairment of swallowing associated with neurological diseases, including
stroke. Identification is vitally important but can be difficult because stroke patients with …

Introduction Nurses and other nonspecialists in dysphagia are often trained to screen
swallowing poststroke. There are many basic tools that test water only, they are usually …

Comprehensive Screening Tests Post stroke dysphagia is common and requires accurate
screening to identify patients that need further assessment and management. Nurses and …

Objectives Even though guidelines are available to guide dysphagia identification and
management practice, there is still a gap between evidence and practice, which requires …

Background & Aim: There is a high incidence of dysphagia after stroke that, depending on
the assessment, methodology and time elapsed, can range from 8.1% to 80%. Early and …

Background Dysphagia is common after stroke, leading to adverse outcome. There is a
paucity of high‐quality evidence for dysphagia therapy, thus making it difficult to determine …

Abstract PIERPOINT, Maggie and PILLAY, Mershen. Post-stroke dysphagia: An exploration
of initial identification and management performed by nurses and doctors. S. Afr. J …

Abstract KNIGHT, Kerry; PILLAY, Bhavani; VAN DER LINDE, Jeannie and KRUGER,
Esedra. Nurses' knowledge of stroke-related oropharyngeal dysphagia in the Eastern Cape …