Evitts Paul M, Kopf Michelle, Kauffman Megan
Department of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology, and Deaf Studies , Towson University, Towson, MD , USA .
Disabil Rehabil. 2014;36(26):2262-9. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2014.902509. Epub 2014 Mar 26.
The overall goal of this study was to provide insight on the topic of dysphagia in the obese population. More specifically, the purpose of this study was to obtain preliminary descriptive data on the knowledge and impressions of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working in the field of dysphagia on the swallow of persons who are obese.
One hundred seventy-seven SLPs responded to a web-based survey that was posted on two popular listserves that serve the dysphagia community.
Descriptive results showed that nearly all SLPs have assessed and treated patients who are obese for dysphagia, that there is little consensus as to how the obese swallow compares to the normal swallow, and that there is a consensus that dysphagia observed in the obese population is most likely related to other concomitant disorders.
Results provide preliminary insight into the knowledge and impressions of SLPs working with dysphagia and highlight the need for future research to determine (1) if there is an increased incidence of dysphagia in the obese population, and (2) if obesity itself constitutes a risk factor for dysphagia or if any dysphagia observed in this population is related to other comorbidities.
本研究的总体目标是深入了解肥胖人群吞咽困难这一主题。更具体地说，本研究的目的是获取关于在吞咽困难领域工作的言语语言病理学家（SLP）对肥胖者吞咽情况的知识和看法的初步描述性数据。
177名言语语言病理学家回复了一项基于网络的调查，该调查发布在两个服务于吞咽困难群体的热门邮件列表上。
描述性结果显示，几乎所有言语语言病理学家都评估和治疗过肥胖的吞咽困难患者，对于肥胖者吞咽与正常吞咽的比较几乎没有共识，并且存在一种共识，即肥胖人群中观察到的吞咽困难最有可能与其他伴随疾病有关。
研究结果为从事吞咽困难工作的言语语言病理学家的知识和看法提供了初步见解，并强调了未来研究的必要性，以确定（1）肥胖人群中吞咽困难的发病率是否增加，以及（2）肥胖本身是否构成吞咽困难的风险因素，或者该人群中观察到的任何吞咽困难是否与其他合并症有关。
