Inclusion and exclusion criteria for survey gathering research suggestions (speech and language therapist survey)
| Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
| Included one or more of the following keywords: Dysphagia Swallow/ing Feeding Eating Chewing Drinking Mouthcare Oral hygiene Oral care Pneumonia Aspiration Dehydration Reflux/gastro-oesophageal reflux disease/GORD Thickener/thickening fluids Texture modification/textures Diet modifications Oral tasters Videofluoroscopic swallow study/VFS/VFSS/videofluroscopy Fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing/FEES Free water protocol McNeil Electrical stimulation/NMES/Vitalstim* Cervical auscultation Cough reflex/cough response Choking Risk feeding Gastric/percutaneous feeding tube/PEG Nil by mouth/NBM Pulse oximetry Prophylactic exercises Hyper-salivation/saliva Weaning | Related to an area of clinical practice but not clearly linked to dysphagia, for example, ‘Effective intervention for language delay in pre-school children’ |
| Ambiguous and not clearly linked to dysphagia, for example, ‘Care pathways’ | |
| Invalid response, for example, ‘Don’t know’, ‘No idea’ or random letters/number sequence | |
| Client group relevant for dysphagia but not inclusive of a dysphagia term, for example, ‘Timing and type of therapeutic input following stroke’ or ‘Tracheostomy.’ |
*Type of electrical stimulation.
FEES, Fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing; GORD, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease; NBM, nil by mouth; NMES, neuromuscular electrical stimulation; PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding tube; VFS, videofluoroscopic swallow; VFSS, videofluoroscopic swallow study.