1. Description of screening tests.
| Tests (percentage) (n = 37 tests) |
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| Complete or narrative | Complete ‐ 2 × 2 table data extracted | 33 (89%) |
| Narrative ‐ 2 × 2 table data not available | 4 (11%) | |
| Participants | ||
| Na | Median (IQR) 100 (50 to 161) | Min = 22, max = 300 |
| N with dysphagia/aspirationa | Median (IQR) 38 (17 to 63) | Min = 8, max = 106 |
| Mean age | Median (IQR) 67.6 (64.75 to 71.4) | Min = 58.6, max = 76.8 |
| Sex % male | Median (IQR) 54.7 (49 to 65.6) | Min = 35, max = 100 |
| Year recruitment started | Min = 1995, max = 2016 | |
| Country | UK and Europe | 8 (22%) |
| USA and Canada | 22 (59%) | |
| Other | 6 (16%) | |
| Not recorded | 1 (3%) | |
| Study design | ||
| Admission to index test | ≤ 24 hours | 16 (43%) |
| > 24 hours and < 72 hours | 6 (16%) | |
| ≥ 72 hours | 2 (5%) | |
| Not recorded | 13 (35%) | |
| Order tests applied | Index then reference | 28 (76%) |
| Reference then index | 1 (3%) | |
| Mixed or not specified | 5 (14%) | |
| Not recorded | 3 (8%) | |
| Index/reference time interval | ≤ 24 hours | 18 (49%) |
| > 24 hours | 10 (27%) | |
| Not recorded | 9 (24%) | |
| Index test training given | Yes | 21 (57%) |
| Not recorded | 16 (43%) | |
| Index test type | Water only | 24 (65%) |
| Water plus other consistencies | 6 (16%) | |
| Other | 7 (19%) | |
| Index test HCP | Nurse | 21 (57%) |
| Other | 16 (43%) | |
| Outcome | Aspiration | 15 (41%) |
| Dysphagia | 20 (54%) | |
| NR | 2 (5%) | |
| Reference test | Expert assessment and MASA | 20 (54%) |
| FEES | 6 (16%) | |
| VF | 11 (30%) | |
aUsing complete studies only. FEES: fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing. HCP: healthcare professional. IQR: interquartile range. MASA: Mann Assessment of Swallowing Ability. VF: videofluoroscopy.