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undergraduate thesis: Dysphagia management of elderly in nursing home : skills and knowledge of frontline staff
Title | Dysphagia management of elderly in nursing home : skills and knowledge of frontline staff |
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Issue Date | 2013 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Chan, H. [陳曉琪]. (2013). Dysphagia management of elderly in nursing home : skills and knowledge of frontline staff. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | Dysphagia is a common geriatric disorder among institutionalized elderly. Appropriate management on dysphagia is important to ensure the health and quality of life of elderly residents. This study investigated the knowledge and skills on dysphagia management of the frontline staff in Hong Kong nursing homes. A total of 243 staff, including health workers, care workers and care worker assistants, were recruited from 12 government-supported residential care homes. All participants completed the Questionnaire of Dysphagia Management to assess their knowledge. The feeding skills of 109 participants were assessed through observation while they were feeding the elderly. Results showed that the participants demonstrated inadequate knowledge on dysphagia management and inappropriate feeding behaviors. Areas of insufficient knowledge and the reason of staff’s unsatisfactory level of knowledge on dysphagia management were discussed. Developing an effective training protocol for frontline staff on dysphagia management was recommended in order to improve the standard of government-supported health care services for elderly. |
Degree | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Subject | Deglutition disorders - Patients - Nursing home care |
Dept/Program | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/238546 |
HKU Library Item ID | b5805980 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chan, Hiu-ki | - |
dc.contributor.author | 陳曉琪 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-15T13:04:40Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-02-15T13:04:40Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Chan, H. [陳曉琪]. (2013). Dysphagia management of elderly in nursing home : skills and knowledge of frontline staff. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/238546 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Dysphagia is a common geriatric disorder among institutionalized elderly. Appropriate management on dysphagia is important to ensure the health and quality of life of elderly residents. This study investigated the knowledge and skills on dysphagia management of the frontline staff in Hong Kong nursing homes. A total of 243 staff, including health workers, care workers and care worker assistants, were recruited from 12 government-supported residential care homes. All participants completed the Questionnaire of Dysphagia Management to assess their knowledge. The feeding skills of 109 participants were assessed through observation while they were feeding the elderly. Results showed that the participants demonstrated inadequate knowledge on dysphagia management and inappropriate feeding behaviors. Areas of insufficient knowledge and the reason of staff’s unsatisfactory level of knowledge on dysphagia management were discussed. Developing an effective training protocol for frontline staff on dysphagia management was recommended in order to improve the standard of government-supported health care services for elderly. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Deglutition disorders - Patients - Nursing home care | - |
dc.title | Dysphagia management of elderly in nursing home : skills and knowledge of frontline staff | - |
dc.type | UG_Thesis | - |
dc.identifier.hkul | b5805980 | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Bachelor | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Speech and Hearing Sciences | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991020906209703414 | - |