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Oropharyngeal dysphagia assessment and treatment efficacy: setting the record straight (response to Campbell-Taylor).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19111855     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In September 2008, an article was published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association criticizing current dysphagia assessment and management practices performed by speech-language pathologists in Long-Term Care (LTC) settings. In the same issue, an editorial invited dialogue on the points raised by Campbell-Taylor. We are responding to this call for dialogue. We find Campbell-Taylor's interpretation of the literature to be incomplete and one-sided, leading to misleading and pessimistic conclusions. We offer a complementary perspective to balance this discussion on the 4 specific questions raised: (1) Is the use of videofluoroscopy warranted for evaluating dysphagia in the LTC population? (2) How effective are thickened liquids and other interventions for preventing aspiration and do they contribute to reduction of morbidity? (3) Can aspiration be prevented and is its prevention important? and (4) Is there sufficient evidence to justify dysphagia intervention by speech language pathologists?
Authors:
James L Coyle; Lori A Davis; Caryn Easterling; Darlene E Graner; Susan Langmore; Steven B Leder; Maureen A Lefton-Greif; Paula Leslie; Jeri A Logemann; Linda Mackay; Bonnie Martin-Harris; Joseph T Murray; Barbara Sonies; Catriona M Steele
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comment; Journal Article     Date:  2008-12-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association     Volume:  10     ISSN:  1538-9375     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Med Dir Assoc     Publication Date:  2009 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-12-29     Completed Date:  2009-03-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100893243     Medline TA:  J Am Med Dir Assoc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  62-6; discussion 79-83     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Deglutition Disorders / diagnosis*,  therapy*
Evidence-Based Medicine
Fluoroscopy
Humans
Long-Term Care
Nursing Homes*
Treatment Outcome
Video Recording
Comments/Corrections
Comment On:
J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2009 Jan;10(1):79-83   [PMID:  19111864 ]

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