Publications by authors named "P V Macrae"
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- The study investigated how swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) evolve in stroke patients by examining the relationship between muscle strength and swallowing outcomes over six months.
- Researchers tracked various data points, including diet level and swallowing quality, through multiple assessments after participants suffered their first stroke.
- Findings revealed that while muscle strength improved in the first month, swallowing precision was critical for overall quality of life and function at six months, suggesting a need for early diagnosis in at-risk patients.
Cleft Team Clinicians' Perspectives on the Process of Patient Transition from Childhood to Adulthood in New Zealand.
Cleft Palate Craniofac J
December 2024
Objective: This study sought to understand cleft team clinician experiences of transitioning patients from pediatric to adult cleft care services in New Zealand.
Design: The qualitative study conducted 4 interviews and 4 focus groups with Cleft Team clinicians either in person or over Zoom. Data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis to identify themes.
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- The study investigates the relationship between respiratory phase patterns and swallowing using a unique oronasal facemask, focusing on comparing isolated nasal airflow to combined oronasal airflow in healthy participants.* -
- Results show that including oral airflow data only minimally alters respiratory phase estimates during swallowing tasks, with certain patterns slightly increasing while others decreased.* -
- The findings also reveal high variability in respiratory patterns among participants, indicating a need for further research to better understand respiratory-swallowing dynamics and non-respiratory flow during swallowing.*
Purpose: Cough reflex testing (CRT) is an adjunct to the clinical swallowing evaluation (CSE), providing information on patients' risk of silent aspiration. CRT has been shown to influence diet recommendations, but in previous work, the many varied patient characteristics are not controlled. Therefore, the specific role of CRT results in these decisions remains unclear as this relationship has not been directly assessed.
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