Nurses’ knowledge of stroke-related oropharyngeal dysphagia in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Nurses’ knowledge of stroke-related oropharyngeal dysphagia in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Background: Early identification of stroke-related oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD) using screening by nurses can prevent adverse patient outcomes in lower middle-income countries. Nurses are essential in the OPD management team and should ideally be able to screen and prioritise dysphagia management i...

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Main Authors: Kerry Knight, Bhavani Pillay, Jeannie van der Linde, Esedra Krüger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2020-09-01
Series:South African Journal of Communication Disorders
Subjects:
oropharyngeal dysphagia
dysphagia screening
stroke-related dysphagia
nurse
interdisciplinary collaboration
south africa
lower middle-income country
survey.
Online Access:https://sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd/article/view/703

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