Table 1 Comparison among the participants in different specialties regarding their responses about dysphagia symptoms, signs, and complications
From: The awareness and knowledge of dysphagia among health care practitioners in Egypt
| Â | All (N%) | Internal medicine (N=26) | Other specialties with low contact (N=99) | Pediatrics (N=8) | Neurology (N=23) | Physiotherapy (N=32) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight loss | 10 (5.3%) | 4 (15.4%) | 3 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (13%) | 0 (0%) | 0.026* |
GIT symptoms | 2 (1.1%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.63 |
Chest infections | 9 (4.8%) | 1 (3.8%) | 3 (3%) | 1 (12.5%) | 4 (17.4%) | 0 (0%) | 0.027* |
Difficult swallowing | 87 (46.3%) | 12 (46.2%) | 44 (44.4%) | 6 (75%) | 11 (47.8%) | 14 (43.8%) | 0.59 |
Bulbar symptoms/chocking/aspiration/GERD | 28 (14.9%) | 3 (11.5%) | 8 (8.1%) | 2 (25%) | 7 (30.4%) | 8 (25%) | 0.014* |
Signs of dehydration/malnutrition | 2 (1.1%) | 1 (3.8%) | 1 (12.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.64 |
Change in voice | 2 (1.1%) | 2 (7.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.071 |
By history/disease type | 67 (35.6%) | 7 (26.9%) | 43 (43.4%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (17.4%) | 13 (40.6%) | 0.017* |