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Training to Analyze Functional Parameters with Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing: A Sco** Review

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Analyzing fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) is challenging and requires training to ensure the proficiency of health professionals and improve reliability. This sco** review aims to identify and map the available evidence on training health professionals to analyze FEES functional parameters. The method proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute and the PRISMA-ScR guidelines were followed. The search was performed in MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL databases, and in the gray literature. Two blinded independent reviewers screened articles by title and abstract. Then, they read the full text of the included reports, considering the eligibility criteria. Data were extracted using a standardized form. Six studies met the established eligibility criteria, published between 2009 and 2022, with few participants. All these studies addressed training as part of the process to validate a rating scale. No standardized criteria were observed regarding the selection of experts and participants, training structure, and outcome measures to assess participants’ competence. The reviewed literature indicates that training must be developed to equip students and health professionals who treat dysphagia, enabling them to analyze the functional parameters of the FEES, considering variables that may influence the participants’ performance.

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The authors like to thank to the Education Ministry’s Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Ministério da Educação/Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – CAPES) for the scholarship granted to the first author (Social Demand Program/CAPES/MEC).

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    Bianca O. I. Costa, Liliane S. Machado, Desiré D. D. Magalhães & Leandro Pernambuco

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All authors contributed to the study conception. BOIC, MMA and DDDM performed the literature search and data analysis. The first draft of the manuscript was written by BOIC. Review and editing were performed by LP, LM and TCA. LP was responsible for supervision. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Costa, B.O.I., Machado, L.S., Augusto, M.M. et al. Training to Analyze Functional Parameters with Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing: A Sco** Review. Dysphagia 39, 198–207 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-023-10614-w

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