Use of innovative mobile telehealth technology to enable a new service delivery solution for dysphagia management [ 2011 - 2013 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Elizabeth Ward (Principal investigator) ,  Prof Deborah Theodoros ,  Prof Trevor Russell

Brief description Dysphagia, the term used to describe a swallowing difficulty, affects up to 30% of people over 65 years of age. Speech pathologists are responsible for diagnosing and managing dysphagia, however there is a shortfall between the number of clinicians available and the large number of individuals with this condition. The study aims to validate a way to assess dysphagia using telehealth, to increase access to speech pathology services particularly for patients in rural health settings.

Funding Amount $AUD 207,231.38

Funding Scheme NHMRC Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant