Research Article

Managing Patient Factors in the Assessment of Swallowing via Telerehabilitation

Table 2

Clinical decisions on safe food and food and fluid consistencies for each patient as made during simultaneous assessment by the online and face to face clinician.

Patient no.Final food decisionFinal fluid decision
OnlineFTFOnlineFTF

1PureePureeThinThin
2Minced and MoistMinced and MoistModerately thickModerately thick
3Minced and MoistMinced and MoistThinThin
4SoftSoftThinThin
5Nil by mouthNil by mouthNil by mouthNil by mouth
6Minced and MoistMinced and MoistThinThin
7Nil by mouthNil by mouthNil by mouthNil by mouth
8PureePureeMildly thickMildly thick
9SoftSoftThinThin
10PureePureeExtremely thickExtremely thick