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Authors (Year) Study design Setting Country or region Target residents of intervention Intervention providers
Cormary X, et al. (2018) [25] Quasi-experimental Study Nursing home France Frail residents Nurses, speech therapists, doctors, dentists, dieticians, a 3-star chef and catering managers
Freiry AM, et al. (2017) [26] Case series Long stay institution Brazil Dementia residents Speech-language therapists
Gilmore-Bykovskyi AL, Rogus-Pulia N. (2018) [27] Observational study Nursing Home USA Dementia residents Nursing assistants
Gokula M, et al. (2011) [28] Case series Long-term care facility USA Residents with prior stroke, Parkinson’s disease or swallowing problems related to aging Long-term care facility staff
Hagglund P, et al. (2019) [29] Randomized controlled trial Intermediate care unit Sweden Residents with swallowing dysfunction Calibrated professionals (registered dental hygienists and speech-language pathologist)
Hajjar S, Wollman D. (2019) [30] Case report Nursing home USA Residents with Parkinson’s disease presented with aspiration pneumonia Caregivers
Kuramoto N, et al. (2018) [31] Quasi-experimental Study Nursing home Japan Nursing home residents Caregivers
Levenson SA, Walker VL. (2019) [32] Literature review Nursing home USA Nursing home residents Caregivers
Luk JKH, Chan DKY. (2014) [33] Literature review Residential care home Hong Kong Nursing home residents Caregivers
Mesioye A, et al. (2018) [34] Quasi-experimental Study Veteran’s community living center USA Residents who were receiving modified diets or required feeding assistance Interdisciplinary team
Morley JE. (2015) [13] Literature review Nursing home USA Nursing home residents Nurses and caregivers
Hines S, et al. (2010) [35] Systematic review Residential aged care facility Australia Dementia residents Caregivers
Painter V, et al. (2017) [36] Systematic review Residential aged care facility Australia Dementia residents Caregivers
Park Y, et al. (2015) [37] Pseudo Randomized Controlled Trial Nursing home South Korea Nursing home residents Geriatric care workers, social workers and nurses
Richards E. (2012) [38] Literature review Nursing home UK Residents with swallowing and communication difficulties after stroke Speech-language therapists and nursing home staff
Yamada T, et al. (2017) [39] Pseudo Randomized Controlled Trial Nursing home Japan Nursing home residents Researchers
Lu M, et al. (2018) [40] Pseudo Randomized Controlled Trial Nursing home China Residents with dysphagia Nurses and general practitioners
Chiang CK, Hwu YJ. (2018) [41] Qualitative study Long-term care facility Taiwan Nursing aides Nursing aides
Takamoto K, et al. (2017) [42] Randomized Controlled Trial Elder care facility Japan Nursing home residents The facility staff and experimenters