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Using concept mapping to guide dysphagia service enhancements in Singapore: Recommendations from the speech-language
Flora M M Poon1,2, Elizabeth C Ward1,3, Clare L Burns1,4
1School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Purpose:
Optimising dysphagia service delivery is crucial to minimise personal and service impacts associated with dysphagia. However, limited data exist on how to achieve this in Singapore. This study aimed to develop prioritised enhancements that the speech-language pathology workforce perceived as needed to improve dysphagia services in Singapore.
Method:
Using a concept mapping approach, 19 speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and 10 managers listed suggestions for dysphagia service optimisation. Within their groups, the collated suggestions were sorted based on similarity, and individually rated on a 5-point scale based on importance and changeability. Using cluster and bivariate analysis, clusters of similar suggestions and prioritised suggestions for service optimisation were identified.
Result:
The SLPs and managers proposed 73 and 51 unique suggestions respectively. Six clusters were identified for each group, with similar themes suggesting agreement of service improvements. All clusters were rated as more important than changeable. The managers perceived services as easier to change. The SLPs and managers rated 37% (27/73) and 43% (22/51) of suggestions, respectively, as high priority, with similarities relating to workforce capacity and capability, support and services access, care transitions, and telehealth services.
Conclusion:
Prioritised enhancements identified by SLPs and managers provide direction for dysphagia service optimisation in Singapore.
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