Table 3.
Question 2 (Q2) and Question 3 (Q3) responses
| Response options | Patient 1 (easy), n = 303 |
Patient 2 (moderate), n = 191 |
Patient 3 (complex), n = 168 |
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| Q2 | Q3 | Q2 | Q3 | Q2 | Q3 | |
| Tongue control during posterior propulsion | 2% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 9% |
| Premature spillage | 9% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 11% |
| Initiation of pharyngeal swallow/swallow onset time | 67% a | 58% | 6% a | 7% | 5% | 7% |
| Velopharyngeal function | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Pharyngeal stripping wave | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Hyoid superior movement | 0% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 7% |
| Hyoid anterior movement | 0% | 2% | 6% | 7% | 2% | 6% |
| Epiglottic inversion | 0% | 0% | 12% | 6% | 1% | 2% |
| Size/amount of UES opening | 1% | 0% | 6% | 3% | 17% | 12% |
| Duration of UES opening | 0% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Base of tongue to pharyngeal wall contact | 4% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| Laryngeal vestibule closure (amount) | 2% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 11% | 12% |
| Laryngeal vestibule closure (duration) | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Laryngeal vestibule closure (reaction time) | 3% | 3% | 0% | 23% | 6% a | 7% |
| Residue | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Penetration | 3% | 1% | 19% | 6% | 1% | 1% |
| Aspiration | 0% | 0% | 9% | 5% | 27% | 17% |
| Esophageal clearance | 0% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Poor sensation | 5% | 5% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| “Nothing is wrong” | 0% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| “Something is wrong, but I don't know what it is” | 0% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 2% |
Note. Question 2: “Choose the most significant impairment.” Question 3: “Which option would you target first in treatment?” UES = upper esophageal sphincter.
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True primary impairment (please refer to the Method section for a detailed description of impairment identification for each video clip).