Ethical Challenges and Considerations in Dysphagia Management: A Scoping Review

Abstract

What is already known on this subject The field of dysphagia often places SLTs at the intersection of clinical care, patient preferences and ethical decision-making, making the consideration of ethical principles an integral part of their practice. What this paper adds to existing knowledge A comprehensive synthesis of ethical challenges and considerations in dysphagia spanning multiple decades, geographic regions and methodological approaches using Rest's Four-Component Model to classify ethical components. What are the potential or actual clinical implications of this work? Cultural awareness and shared decision making are vital aspects in dysphagia management, with the use of telepractice raising ethical concerns related to equity, privacy and informed consent.