Factors influencing speech pathology practice in dysphagia after stroke: A qualitative focus group study.

Background: Dysphagia affects over half of adults after stroke. Dysphagia rehabilitation aims to improve swallowing and reduce negative outcomes for these adults. However, significant variability exists in dysphagia rehabilitation.

"One of the biggest grey areas": A focus group study exploring dosage of swallowing exercises from speech-language pathologist perspectives.

: To explore the perspectives and practices of speech-language pathologists on dosage of swallowing exercises in stroke rehabilitation.: Online focus groups involved 20 speech-language pathologists working in various settings across Australia. Focus group data were recorded, deidentified, and analysed using inductive thematic analysis guided by an interpretivist phenomenological approach.