ERIC Number: EJ1406950
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1092-4388
EISSN: EISSN-1558-9102
A Survey of Speech-Language Pathologists' Applications of Motor Learning Principles in Dysphagia Therapy in Adults in India
Thejaswi Dodderi; Varsha Muthukumar; Prasanna Suresh Hedge; Santosh P. V. Rai; Sheetal Raj Moolambally; Radish Kumar Balasubramanium; Mohit Kothari
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v66 n10 p3745-3762 2023
Purpose: In the study, we investigated whether speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in India use practice and feedback conditions of motor learning principles (MLPs), including biofeedback, in dysphagia therapy in adults using a problem--solution approach. Method: Based on a literature review and clinical experience, we developed and validated a hypothetical case involving an adult with dysphagia (representing the problem) and a purpose-built 22-item questionnaire (representing the solution). We distributed the questionnaire electronically by sending an e-mail to 2,069 SLPs and also published a flyer on the dysphagia special interest group of India. Results: A total of 107 SLPs anonymously submitted their responses. In practice conditions, most of the SLPs reported following massed over distributed, small over large, blocked over random, whole over part, variable over constant, and internal over external practice strategies. In feedback conditions, most of the participants reported using knowledge of results over performance, high over low, immediate over delayed, and self over therapist feedback strategies. Lastly, more than two thirds of SLPs did not use biofeedback devices for dysphagia therapy. Conclusion: The findings from our study indicate that SLPs in India do not adhere uniformly to the recommended practices of MLPs for dysphagia therapy in adults.
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Perceptual Motor Learning, Speech Therapy, Aphasia, Adults, Foreign Countries, Biofeedback, Outcomes of Treatment, Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills
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