Dysphagia Awareness In Medical and Nursing Students

Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dysphagia; Students; Awareness

Treatments: Other: no intervention group

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04935346

IstPMRTRHadimns

Details and patient eligibility

About

A survey consisting of questions about swallowing and dysphagia was provided to universities' medicine and nursing students. The answers of students were analyzed

Full description

The undergraduate training of health care professionals may provide the necessary theoretical and practical approach to future nurses and physicians. This study was planned to investigate students' dysphagia knowledge level and awareness in the medicine and nursing faculties. A survey consisting of questions about swallowing and dysphagia was provided to universities' medicine and nursing students. The answers of students were analyzed

Enrollment: 1,203 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade students in the faculty of medicine
• The second, third, and fourth-grade students in the nursing faculty

Exclusion criteria

• The first, second and third-grade students in the faculty of medicine
• The first grade students in the nursing faculty