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Impacts of a Dysphagia Screening Questionnaire on Speech Pathology Input Using a Transdisciplinary Approach for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program.

Ellie Orr, Rishni Perera, Alesha Sayner, Acushla Thompson, Michael Pang, Damoon Entesari-Tatafi, Gerard Dalgleish, Lisa Nguyen, Lucy Cliffe, Isobel McDonald and 3 more

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13 authors.

Ellie OrrSpeech Pathology Department, Grampians Health-Ballarat, 1 Drummond St., Ballarat, VIC, 3350, Australia. ellie.orr@gh.org.au.ORCID 0009-0008-7946-0240
Rishni PereraSpeech Pathology Department, Austin Health, Studley Road, Heidelberg, Melbourne, VIC, 3084, Australia.
Alesha SaynerPrimary and Community Care, Grampians Health-Ballarat, 1 Drummond St., Ballarat, VIC, 3350, Australia.
Acushla ThompsonSpeech Pathology Department, Grampians Health-Ballarat, 1 Drummond St., Ballarat, VIC, 3350, Australia.
Michael PangPhysiotherapy Department, Grampians Health-Ballarat, 1 Drummond St., Ballarat, VIC, 3350, Australia.
Damoon Entesari-TatafiSpecialist Outpatient Clinics, Grampians Health-Ballarat, 1 Drummond St., Ballarat, VIC, 3350, Australia.
Gerard DalgleishSpecialist Outpatient Clinics, Grampians Health-Ballarat, 1 Drummond St., Ballarat, VIC, 3350, Australia.
Lisa NguyenAudiology and Speech Pathology, Melbourne University, 550 Swanston St., Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
Lucy CliffeAudiology and Speech Pathology, Melbourne University, 550 Swanston St., Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
Isobel McDonaldAudiology and Speech Pathology, Melbourne University, 550 Swanston St., Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
Kylie ThanAudiology and Speech Pathology, Melbourne University, 550 Swanston St., Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
Megan KeageAudiology and Speech Pathology, Melbourne University, 550 Swanston St., Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
Renee P ClaphamSpeech Pathology Department, St. Vincent's Health, 41 Victory Parade, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in pulmonary rehabilitation programs (PRPs) are not routinely screened for dysphagia. An Australian regional health service audit revealed that patients with COPD are frequently referred to speech pathology during acute admissions, rather than proactively to mitigate the risk of dysphagia-related consequences. Referral patterns to speech pathology using a novel transdisciplinary approach for identifying at risk for dysphagia patients in a PRP were explored. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of a transdisciplinary dysphagia screening questionnaire on speech pathology referrals within a cohort of patients with COPD enrolled in a PRP. This quasi-experimental study introduced a dysphagia screening questionnaire in a PRP using a transdisciplinary approach. A retrospective audit of PRP patients (n = 563) between 01/01/2014 and 31/12/2018 was conducted to identify the frequency of referrals to speech pathology for dysphagia. Data was compared to a cohort of patients (n = 50) enrolled in the PRP (from 01/02/21 to 30/11/21) after introduction of the questionnaire using Fisher's exact test. Less than 1% (n = 4/563) of PRP patients were referred to speech pathology prior to implementation of the questionnaire. Following the implementation, referrals to speech pathology significantly increased to 16% (8/50) (X

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Deglutition DisordersMass ScreeningPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveReferral and ConsultationSpeech-Language PathologyAgedAged, 80 and overAustraliaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseDysphagiaQuestionnaireReferral

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