End of journey

This has been a difficult journey for me but I am so glad that I have been through it. I have learned so much and developed skills that I never thought I would ever do.
I have decided to do a quantitative research and I think my next step is to refine the my area of research and my research Question. I just found out this week that I was assigned a committee so I look forward for their advise and guide.
And lastly I would like to thank you Dr. reeves for all the help you provided me ... Thank you

Purpose of the Study

The purpose of this study is to determine the percentage of aspiration and silent aspiration in the dementia population to determine the need to utilize a modified barium swallow test as an assessment tool especially with dementia individuals with severe chronic wounds or post surgery.

Literature Review

This class has been a great challenge for me, especially that English is my second language and I have always faced difficulties when it comes to my writing skills. Each assignment I completed helped me improve in different ways and aspects. In addition, reading the text book and attending our classes directed me to new information and rules that I am glad to know. I just started working on my literature review, since I had issues related to my statement of problem, and it has been a challenge. But I am glad to have this class to guide me because it would have been difficult to complete this part of my thesis without gaudiness. In addition, I am very pleased with the topic I choose and I am excited to contribute to our field.

Updated Statement of Problem

A modified barium swallow study "MBS", which is effective at ruling out silent aspiration in dementia patients, is difficult to perform for surgical patients and patients with severe wounds who lack mobility. An MBS can only be performed at the radiology department, as a consequence difficulties arises due to mobility issues. Therefore, it is essential to investigate the percentage of silent aspiration with dementia patients to determine whether an MBS is a needed assessment tool for this population.

Change in My Research Topic

After a several discussion with our instructor, I have changed my research topic to the following: The incidence of silent aspiration with the dementia population to determine the need for a modified barium swallow study "MBS".

I hope everyone agrees that this is more interesting and beneficial topic to research in our field

Statement Of The Problem

It took me a couple of weeks until I made my decision on my research  topic. My passion  in our field is with swallowing disorders with the adult population . Therefore, after constant and none stop observation in my work place, I have decided on the following:

The occurrence of aspiration especially with thin liquids is very common with adults with dementia. This has been researched and been proven with different variation. Knowing this information helps the speech  language pathologist during the evaluation processes and what step to administer. However, there is no research that indicate if there is any differences in the occurrence of aspiration between males and females. I think this is in important aspect to know and that is going to be the concentration of my research.

Hello Everyone

My name is Bedoor and I am a speech language pathologist pursuing my SLPd at Nova Southeastern University. I am currently completing my CFY at Kindred Hospital and I have been enjoying every second of it. I work only with the adult population and deal mostly with dysphagia.

P.S. People always tell me that I have a unique name, therefore, I wanted to share the meaning of my name. My name means "full moon" in the Arabic language.