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