Primary Healthcare Professionals Experience of Transfer and Meaning According to Screening for Dysphagia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design
- Defining the purpose.
- Introduction to a structured strategy to support early detection of OD,
- Introduction to MEOF-II and documentation of the findings,
- Definition of interdisciplinary responsibilities in relation to OD,
- An illustration of the chronological procedures for early detection of OD in the nursing home.
- Basic theory about OD (10–15 min)
- Sitting position (20 min)
- Interdisciplinary intervention—procedures and organisation in the municipality: A staff member from the kitchen presented modified food, and OTs presented modified drinks as well as specialised eating and drinking utensils (40 min)
- Introduction to MEOF-II (25 min)
- Evaluation and questions (15 min)
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Data Analysis
2.4. Research Ethics
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Question Number | Questionnaire before Workshop | Questionnaire 3 Weeks after the Workshop | Possible Answers |
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1 | How clearly do you see what your role is in working with early detection of dysphagia? | How clearly do you see what your role is in working with early detection of dysphagia? | (5) Very clearly (4) Fairly clearly (3) Somewhat clearly (2) Not particularly clear (1) Not clear at all |
2 | How clearly do you see what role your colleagues have in working with early detection of dysphagia? | How clearly do you see what role your colleagues have in working with early detection of dysphagia? | |
3 | To what extent do you see your role as being important in working with early detection of dysphagia? | To what extent do you see your role as being important in working with early detection of dysphagia? | (5) Very high extent (4) Fairly high extent (3) Neither high nor low extent (2) Low extent (1) Very low extent |
4 | To what extent do you see your colleague’s role as being important in working with early detection of dysphagia? | To what extent do you see your colleague’s role as being important in working with early detection of dysphagia? | |
5 | To what extent do you believe that the early detection of dysphagia can create value for the residents. | To what extent do you believe that the early detection of dysphagia can create value for the residents. | |
6 | To what extent do you agree with the following statement: ‘I feel adequately equipped to use the screening-tool MEOF-II’. | To what extent do you agree with the following statement: ‘After participating in the workshop, I feel adequately equipped to use the screening-tool MEOF-II’. | (5) Highly agree (4) Mostly agree (3) Neither agree nor disagree (2) Disagree (1) Highly disagree |
7 | To what extent do you agree with the following statement: ‘I feel capable of observing signs of dysphagia’. | To what extent do you agree with the following statement: ‘After participating in the workshop, I feel more capable of observing signs of dysphagia’. | |
8 | To what extent do you agree with the following statement: ‘I feel that I am capable of acting accordingly when I observe signs of dysphagia’. | To what extent do you agree with the following statement: ‘After participating in the workshop, I feel that I am more capable of acting accordingly when I observe signs of dysphagia’. |
Profession | Questionnaire 1 | Questionnaire 2 |
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N = 58 | N = 48 | |
Nurse | 8 | 8 |
Social and healthcare assistant | 9 | 9 |
Social and healthcare helper | 23 | 17 |
Unskilled * | 6 | 6 |
Miscellaneous ** | 12 | 8 |
Question | Before Workshop | After Workshop |
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N = 58, n (%) | N = 48, n (%) | |
1 | 19 (33%) | 37 (77%) |
2 | 27 (47%) | 36 (75%) |
3 | 49 (85%) | 46 (96%) |
4 | 49 (85%) | 45 (94%) |
5 | 49 (85%) | 46 (96%) |
6 | 10 (17%) | 45 (94%) |
7 | 33 (57%) | 47 (98%) |
8 | 39 (67%) | 45 (94%) |
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Andersen Fortes, A.; André-Brylle, J.; Westmark, S.; Melgaard, D. Primary Healthcare Professionals Experience of Transfer and Meaning According to Screening for Dysphagia. Geriatrics 2019, 4, 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics4040054
Andersen Fortes A, André-Brylle J, Westmark S, Melgaard D. Primary Healthcare Professionals Experience of Transfer and Meaning According to Screening for Dysphagia. Geriatrics. 2019; 4(4):54. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics4040054
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndersen Fortes, Alexia, Jeff André-Brylle, Signe Westmark, and Dorte Melgaard. 2019. "Primary Healthcare Professionals Experience of Transfer and Meaning According to Screening for Dysphagia" Geriatrics 4, no. 4: 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics4040054
APA StyleAndersen Fortes, A., André-Brylle, J., Westmark, S., & Melgaard, D. (2019). Primary Healthcare Professionals Experience of Transfer and Meaning According to Screening for Dysphagia. Geriatrics, 4(4), 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics4040054