Table 2.

Clinical competencies in managing older adults with aspiration pneumonia

Original competencies from the simplified Delphi method	Updated competencies based on this review	Numbers of studies which discussed the competency
Diagnosis	(No change)	17
Treatment	(No change)	20
Swallow assessment	(No change)	22
Medication management	Underlying condition management	3
Nutrition	(No change)	21
Oral care	Oral management	5
Rehabilitation	(No change)	6
Multidisciplinary team	(No change)	4
Ethics	Decision making	3
(New)	Prevention	6
(New)	Prognosis	31
(New)	Palliative care	4