A Copy of the Survey Completed by 223 Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Clinicians and 10 SLP Students

Are you a student of SLP or are you a clinician of SLP? SLP student SLP clinician Other (free-text typed option) In which country are you a student or clinician? (Scrolling list of all country options) What is your highest level of education associated with your student or clinician status? Obtaining a bachelor’s (Hons) degree in order to practice SLP Obtaining a master’s degree in order to practice SLP Bachelor’s (Hons) degree + clinician of SLP Master’s degree + clinician of SLP SLPD + clinician of SLP PhD + clinician of SLP Other (free-text typed answer) For students of SLP: In a classroom setting, will you receive, or have you received, coursework regarding anatomy and physiology of cough, as it pertains to airway protection? Yes No Not sure I am a clinician of SLP For students of SLP: In a classroom and/or clinical setting, will you receive, or have you received, training regarding evaluation of cough function? Yes No Not sure I am a clinician of SLP For clinicians of SLP: Did you have classroom-based coursework regarding anatomy and physiology of cough, as it pertains to airway protection? Yes No Not sure I am a student of SLP For clinicians of SLP: When you were a student of SLP, did you receive training regarding evaluation of cough function in a classroom and/or clinical setting? Yes No Not sure I am a student of SLP For clinicians of SLP: During your clinical practice, have you attended workshops or courses outside of the workplace that have focused on evaluation of cough function? Yes No Not sure I am a student of SLP For clinicians of SLP: What are the settings in which you worked the past 5 years? Select all that apply. Acute care Inpatient rehabilitation Long-term acute care Sub-acute care (skilled nursing facility) Outpatient ENT Outpatient rehabilitation University clinic Long-term care facility (nursing home) Private practice Telehealth Home health School Research None I am a student of SLP Other (with free-text typed answer) For students and clinicians of SLP: Which of the following best describes the method(s) by which you evaluate(d) cough function? Select all that apply. I do/did not assess cough Ask patient to voluntarily cough and judge presence/absence and strength Judge presence/absence and strength of reflexive/reactive cough after aspiration event during instrumental assessment of swallowing Judge presence/absence and strength of cough during any part of a clinical swallowing evaluation of oral intake Judge presence/absence and strength of cough during cough reflex testing (with use of a cough-inducing stimulus such as nebulized citric acid, tartaric acid, capsaicin, or water) Use of peak flow meter Use of urge to cough rating Not sure Other (with free-text typed answer) For students and clinicians of SLP: In which patient population(s) do/did you evaluate cough function? Select all that apply. I do/did not assess cough function Poststroke Neurodegenerative disease Neuromuscular disease Head and neck cancer Frail elderly Postcervical spine surgery/procedure Traumatic brain injury Pediatrics Other (with free-text typed answer) For students and clinicians of SLP: If you do not clinically evaluate cough function, please select a reason why. I do evaluate cough I am untrained It is not in the SLP scope of practice There is/was a lack of time It was already completed by another professional Not sure Other (with free-text typed answer) For students and clinicians of SLP: Do other professionals with whom you work evaluate cough function? Yes No Not sure For students and clinicians of SLP: Select all of the professional(s) who can evaluate cough function: Clinicians of SLP Students of SLP ENTs Nurses Nurse assistants Occupational therapists Physical therapists Pulmonologists Primary physicians Physician assistants Respiratory therapists Respiratory physiologists Not sure Other (with free-text answer) For students and clinicians of SLP: Do you feel competent with interpreting results from a clinical evaluation of cough function? Select all that apply. Yes, for objective results Yes, for subjective results No, for objective results No, for subjective results I do/did not assess cough For students and clinicians of SLP: Do you think the results of a clinical evaluation of cough function should influence plan of care recommendations? Yes No Not sure For students and clinicians of SLP: If there was a formal clinical cough training program, would you be interested in participating in the program? Yes No For students and clinicians of SLP: Which format of instruction for a cough training program do you prefer? Select all that apply. Online, module-based Online, webinar In-person I am not interested in cough training Other (free-text answer option) For students and clinicians of SLP: Which allotment of time do you prefer for online training? Select all that apply. 1–2 hr for only 1 day 3–5 hr for only 1 day 6–8 hr for only 1 day Up to 8–10 hr, completed independently over the course of 10 days I only prefer in-person training I am not interested in cough training For students and clinicians of SLP: Which allotment of time do you prefer for in-person training? Select all that apply. 1–2 hr for only 1 day 3–5 hr for only 1 day 6–8 hr for only 1 day I only prefer online training I am not interested in cough training

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