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Erschienen in: Dysphagia 4/2023

14.12.2022 | COVID-19 | Original Article

Telehealth Management of Dysphagia in Adults: A Survey of Speech Language Pathologists’ Experiences and Perceptions

verfasst von: Jordanna S. Sevitz, Jennine L. Bryan, Samantha S. Mitchell, Bruce A. Craig, Jessica E. Huber, Michelle S. Troche, Georgia A. Malandraki

Erschienen in: Dysphagia | Ausgabe 4/2023

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Abstract

The goal of this study was to explore telehealth use for dysphagia management in response to COVID-19 to understand variables associated with clinician confidence and perceived effectiveness of this service delivery model and determine clinician-perceived benefits and challenges of managing dysphagia via telehealth. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs, n = 235) completed a web-based survey, providing information on demographics, telehealth use during the pandemic, and perspectives on current and future tele-management of dysphagia. Analyses included descriptive statistics to examine usage patterns; logistic regression to determine which variables were associated with telehealth use, clinician confidence, and perceived-effectiveness; and conventional content analysis to analyze responses to open-ended questions. Results revealed a sharp increase in the tele-management of dysphagia during the pandemic. Years of experience with dysphagia management (p = .031) and pre-pandemic use of telehealth (p < .001) were significantly associated with current use patterns. Working in the outpatient setting was associated with greater clinician confidence (p = .003) and perceived effectiveness (p = .007), and use of guidelines (p = .042) was also associated with greater clinician confidence. Key challenges identified included inadequate technological infrastructure, inadequate patient digital literacy, and reimbursement restrictions. Key benefits were treatment continuity, improving access to care, and time savings. The majority (67%) of respondents reported that they would use telehealth in the future. These findings demonstrate SLPs’ abilities and desire to expand their practice patterns to include telehealth for dysphagia management. Therefore, clinician training and more research on best practices for assessment and treatment of dysphagia via telehealth is warranted to refine models of care for dysphagia tele-management.
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Metadaten
Titel
Telehealth Management of Dysphagia in Adults: A Survey of Speech Language Pathologists’ Experiences and Perceptions
verfasst von
Jordanna S. Sevitz
Jennine L. Bryan
Samantha S. Mitchell
Bruce A. Craig
Jessica E. Huber
Michelle S. Troche
Georgia A. Malandraki
Publikationsdatum
14.12.2022
Verlag
Springer US
Schlagwort
COVID-19
Erschienen in
Dysphagia / Ausgabe 4/2023
Print ISSN: 0179-051X
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-0460
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-022-10544-z

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