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I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e o n

Physicians, Surgeons and

Case Reports

November 19-20 , 2018

Par i s , France

Medical Case Reports

ISSN: 2471-8041

PSCR 2018

Objective:

To assess current awareness among doctors regarding the role of speech language pathologist (SLP) in management

of dysphagia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.

Methodology:

Cross-sectional study involving 70 participants was conducted in two tertiary health care facilities in Islamabad

and Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Information regarding their awareness was collected using self-administered questionnaire. SPSS was

used to analyse the data.

Results:

Out of 70 doctors, 28(40%) were not aware and 10(14.3%) disagreed while 32(45.7%) agreed that SLP plays an important

role in the management of COPD patients.

Conclusion:

There is good awareness about role of SLP in COPD management among the doctors and that these patients with

dysphagia should be referred to SLP but less than half of them agree to do so, which is reflected in their practice. Consultants

were more aware than those having lesser experience in their field.

Awareness among doctors about the role

of speech and language pathologists in the

management of dysphagia in COPD patients

Matiur Rahman

1, 2

, Amatul Aisha Rahman

and

Hadiya Rahman

Riphah International University, Pakistan

Shifa International Hospital, Pakistan

Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isra University, Pakistan

Med Case Rep. 2018, Volume:4

DOI: 10.21767/2471-8041-C2-006