Exploring multidisciplinary team members’ experiences of supporting eating and drinking with acknowledged risk in healthcare and aged care settings

Purpose Dysphagia is a swallowing condition which has significant health and quality of life implications. Speech-language pathologists provide assessment and support shared decision making to optimise swallowing safety. Many people elect to eat and drink with acknowledged risk. This study aimed to explore multidisciplinary team members' perceptions and experiences supporting eating and drinking at acknowledged risk decision-making and practice, and to determine resources needed to support teams in this area.