The Status of Dysphagia Clinics During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor: Numan Demir, Peter C. Belafsky, Selen Serel-Arslan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Dysphagia
Dysphagia, vol 37, iss 5
ISSN: 1432-0460
0179-051X
Popis: The study aimed to determine the status of dysphagia clinics and procedures applied in dysphagia clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinicians working in an outpatient dysphagia clinic were included. A 30-question survey inquiring about the descriptive information of the participants and their clinics, their clinical practice, and the tele-health applications during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey was administered via Google forms. The participants were asked to fill out the survey on behalf of their clinics. One survey was completed per dysphagia clinic. Twenty-three clinicians responded on behalf of their clinics. The number of patients and dysphagia evaluations decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic (p
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