Table 2 Percentages and comparison among participants in different specialties regarding their responses about the identification of dysphagia
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 with dysphagia cases (N=99) | Pediatrics (N=8) | Neurology (N=23) | Physiotherapy (N=32) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By questioning the patient | 87 (46.3%) | 14 (7.7%) | 54 (54.5%) | 5 (62.5%) | 5 (21.7%) | 9 (28.1%) | *0.006 |
By asking the patient to ingest a drink or some food | 36 (19.1%) | 5 (19.2%) | 17 (17.2%) | 3 (37.5%) | 6 (26.1%) | 5 (15.6%) | 0.51 |
By combining the two previous measures | 94 (50%) | 11 (42.3%) | 35 (35.4%) | 5 (62.5%) | 22 (95.7%) | 21 (65.6%) | *<0.0001 |
Do not know | 16 (8.5%) | 2 (7.7%) | 12 (12.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (6.25%) | 0.428 |