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The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of a poster containing information on dysphagia-specific food procedures at two levels: utility from the point of view of patients' caregivers, and impact on patients' health. Half the patients will have the poster placed in their room, whereas the other half will not.
Dysphagia is a swallowing disorder that can be associated with clinically relevant complications, and caregivers can play a fundamental role in this process, namely because they feed the patient. However, studies show a lack of professional-caregiver communication in dysphagia, and caregivers' need for more information. Communicating dysphagia-specific food procedures through a visual poster might bridge professional-caregiver communication gaps, with consequences for the patient's health.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poster | Experimental | A poster with pictorial information about dysphagia-specific food procedures placed in patients' rooms for one month |
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| No poster | No Intervention | No poster is placed in patients' room. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement of a poster in patients' rooms | Device | Patients and their caregivers will be exposed to the poster for one month |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in patients' aspiration risk before and after placement of the poster in their rooms | Change in patients' risk of aspiration in dysphagia (with the Gugging Swallowing Screen - GUSS) | 1 month |
| Change in patients' capacity for oral intake before and after placement of the poster in their rooms | Change in patients' oral intake capacity in dysphagia (with the Functional Oral Intake Scale - FOIS) | 1 month |
| Change in patients' oral health before and after placement of the poster in their rooms | Change in patients' oral health in dysphagia (with the Oral Health Assessment Tool - OHAT) | 1 month |
| Change in patients' nutritional health before and after placement of the poster in their rooms | Change in patients' nutritional status in dysphagia (with the Mini Nutritional Assessment - MNA) | 1 month |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene P Carvalho, PhD | Contact | 225513622 | irenec@med.up.pt | |
| António Soares, PhD | Contact | 225513622 | ajasoares@med.up.pt |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Irene P Carvalho, PhD | Universidade do Porto | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| CINTESIS - Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto | Porto | 4200-450 | Portugal |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003680 | Deglutition Disorders |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004935 | Esophageal Diseases |
| D005767 | Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D010608 | Pharyngeal Diseases |
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| D010038 | Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |