학술논문

The Status of Dysphagia Clinics During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Document Type
article
Source
Dysphagia. 37(5)
Subject
Health Services and Systems
Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
Clinical Sciences
Health Sciences
Dental/Oral and Craniofacial Disease
Patient Safety
Clinical Research
Health Services
Digestive Diseases
Good Health and Well Being
COVID-19
Deglutition Disorders
Humans
Pandemics
Surveys and Questionnaires
Deglutition
Deglutition disorders
Dysphagia management
Pandemic
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
Clinical sciences
Dentistry
Allied health and rehabilitation science
Language
Abstract
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