South African speech-language therapists’ views on dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients
This population requires increased SLT involvement in multidisciplinary teams to ensure timely and appropriate evidence-based swallowing intervention.Contribution: This study provides a description of SLTs' views on swallowing management of patients with HNC. Continued professional development is needed for South African SLTs to enhance evidence-based decision-making in HNC management, thus enhancing quality of care.
Authors
- Jeannie van der Linde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8706-6605)
- Bhavani Pillay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7839-8384)
- Marien Alet Graham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4071-9864)
- Mishta Gungadeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6153-4483)
Institutions
- University of South Africa (ZA)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South African Journal of Communication Disorders
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/sajcd.v72i2.1118
- Primary Topic
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00