Yee J, Smaoui S, Rogus-Pulia N. Exercise-Based Dysphagia Treatment: A Proposed Checklist.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2024;
33:1-11. [PMID:
39151063 PMCID:
PMC11427736 DOI:
10.1044/2024_ajslp-22-00179]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/18/2024]
Abstract
PURPOSE
Oropharyngeal swallowing exercise-based interventions are frequently utilized to target physiologic mechanisms with the goal of improving swallowing function. However, study replicability and evidence synthesis regarding effects of interventions are limited due to inconsistent reporting on factors known to influence treatment delivery. In order to promote consistency of reporting factors associated with replicability, the authors constructed a set of preferred parameters focused on dysphagia as part of the initial version of the larger tool (Framework for RigOr aNd Transparency In REseaRch on Swallowing or FRONTIERS).
METHOD
Thirty-eight initial questions were assembled by the authors as part of the treatment subsection. Questions were then reviewed by individuals in the FRONTIERS collaborative who have expertise in research, clinical practice, or both.
RESULT
Twenty-four questions were removed following review, reducing the final set of treatment-focused questions to 14 questions.
CONCLUSIONS
The revised set of questions provides users of the exercise-based treatment section of the FRONTIERS checklist with an initial checklist to promote transparency and rigor to improve study replicability and evidence synthesis. We intend for this treatment section of FRONTIERS to undergo further refinement following commentary and feedback.
Collapse