The questionnaire was sent out by mail in June 2014 to 273 doctors who attended the seminars between the swallowing workshop for dentists (doctors) in December 2006, the first workshop after the establishment of the DHP, and the beginner’s course, the intermediate course, or the advanced course for videoendoscopic (VE) examinations of swallowing in October 2013. We received 66 responses. (Nineteen questionnaires were returned to us because of unknown addresses.)
*Breakdown of 273 doctors who attended the seminars
●Beginner’s only 111 ●Beginner’s and intermediate 58 ●Beginner’s and VE 14 ●Beginner’s, intermediate, and VE 90
Swallowing workshop (beginner)
- ●After attending the swallowing workshop (for beginners), how useful did you find what you learned in actual clinical practice?
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■Very useful ■Useful ■Not very useful 33 29 4
- ●In your clinical practice some time after you attended the beginner’s course of the swallowing workshop, how would you evaluate it overall in retrospect?
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■Satisfied ■Slightly satisfied ■Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied ■Slightly dissatisfied ■Dissatisfied 43 15 8 0 0
Swallowing workshop (intermediate)
- ●After attending the swallowing workshop (intermediate), how useful did you find what you learned in actual clinical practice?
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■Very useful ■Useful ■Not very useful 26 12 0
- ●In your clinical practice some time after you attended the intermediate course of the swallowing workshop, how would you evaluate it overall in retrospect?
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■Satisfied ■Slightly satisfied ■Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied ■Slightly dissatisfied ■Dissatisfied 25 14 4 0 0
- ●After attending the swallowing workshop (intermediate), how well can you perform what you learned in actual clinical practice?
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■I am able to perform it. ■No change. ■I cannot perform it. 30 2 2
Swallowing workshop (videoendoscopic course)
- ●After attending the advanced course for VE examination of swallowing, how useful did you find what you learned in actual clinical practice?
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■Very useful ■Useful ■Not very useful 22 5 7
- ●In your clinical practice some time after you attended the advanced course for VE examination of swallowing, how would you evaluate it overall in retrospect?
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■Satisfied ■Slightly satisfied ■Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied ■Slightly dissatisfied ■Dissatisfied 21 7 6 0 0
Clinical swallowing examinations #1
- ●Do you perform swallowing examinations?
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■Yes, I do. ■No, I do not. 41（※） 18 （※）Approx. one to 10/month … 35; approx. 11 to 20/month … 2; more than approx. 20/month … 4
- ●If you answered “Yes, I do” to the above question, please answer the following.
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Where do you perform swallowing examinations? Hospital 9 Clinic (medical office) 8 Visiting medical care (hospital) 16 Visiting medical care (nursing home) 21 Visiting medical care (long-term care facilities) 16 Visiting medical care (assisted living residence) 13 Visiting medical care (residence with health and welfare services) 9 Visiting medical care (group home) 13 Visiting medical care (home) 30 Who do you often work with?
Doctor 23 Home-visiting nurse 22 Care manager 33 Speech-language-hearing therapist (ST) 15 Nutritionist 14 Pharmacist 5 Others 8
Clinical swallowing examinations #2
Please answer the following if you provide home-visit medical care (including house calls).
- ●How many years have you provided home-visit medical care?
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■For one to 10 years ■For 11 to 20 years ■For more than 20 years 38 14 2
- ●How many patients per month do you visit currently?
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■One to 10 ■11 to 20 ■21 to 30 ■More than 30 16 6 5 25
- ●Do you perform videoendoscopic (VE) examinations of swallowing for testing or clinical practice?
If yes, please provide an estimate of how many cases you see per month. -
■Yes, I do. ■No, I do not. 18（※） 34 （※）Approx. one to 10 cases/month … 17; approx. 11 to 20 cases/month … 1
- ●Did you compute 600 as NHI points for videoendoscopic examination of swallowing?
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■Computed ■Not computed ■Computed, but returned or the point has been decreased. 17 15 3
- ●Have you ever been confused by the guidance and rules when you compute the point for home-visit medical care?/dt>
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■No, I have not. ■Yes, I have. 19 27
