Assessment Of Competence In Dysphagia Management Among Healthcare Providers: A Scoping Review

ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Garnet F. Robinson (Creator)

Institution

Appalachian State University (ASU )

Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/

Advisor

R. Jordan Hazelwood

Abstract: Swallowing is a dynamic and complex physiologic process. A high level of care is expected and needed for patients with disordered swallowing. While speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are the preferred healthcare providers for dysphagia management, other healthcare providers also manage dysphagia (ASHA, 2020; Graner et al., 2010). Since swallowing is imperative to sustain life and maintain health, ensuring professional competence in managing swallowing disorders is important. A lack of competence among healthcare providers around dysphagia management may be due to the lack of provider training in this area (Bonilha et al., 2014; Marin et al., 2020; Zuercher et al., 2019). This scoping review aims to describe and compare available metrics used by healthcare providers when assessing competence in dysphagia management. A total of 11 final articles addressed multiple assessments of competence in dysphagia management among healthcare providers. The findings of this scoping review suggest a standardized metric to assess competence in dysphagia among healthcare providers is needed to improve training and maintain healthcare providers’ competence in dysphagia management.

Assessment Of Competence In Dysphagia Management Among Healthcare Providers: A Scoping Review
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Publication

Thesis

Robinson, G. (2023). Assessment Of Competence In Dysphagia Management Among Healthcare Providers: A Scoping Review. Unpublished Master’s Thesis. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.

Language: English

Date: 2023

Keywords

competence, dypshagia, healthcare providers