Figures & data
Figure 1 Flow chart of the systematic literature search.
Table 1 Expert judgment on the SWAMECO questionnaire (n=11) by scoring from 1 (totally disagree) to 4 (totally agree), wherein one answer is missing
Table 2 Sections, number of items, and type of response scales of the SWAMECO questionnaire
Figure 2 Localization of patient’s swallowing difficulties with medication intake (35 marks provided by 19 patients).
Note: The segments correspond to the stages of the physiologic swallowing process, that is, oral preparatory stage (mouth), oral propulsive stage (throat), pharyngeal stage (pharynx), and esophageal stage (esophagus).
Figure 3 Answers of the 20 patients who reported SD concerning general complaints associated with deglutition disorders.
Note: The darker the bar, the higher is the burden.
Abbreviation: SD, swallowing difficulties.
Abbreviation: SD, swallowing difficulties.
Table S1 Results from the systematic literature search. Excluded articles from the systematic literature search on swallowing difficulties with medication intake, published before February 2014 (n=37, without duplications). First author, year of publication, title and journal are given in alphabetical order
Table S2 Articles selected from the systematic literature research on swallowing difficulties with medication intake, published before February 2014. First author, year of publication, title and journal are given in alphabetical order
Table S3 Results from the cross-sectional population study. Active pharmaceutical ingredient, formulation of the medicine, frequency of medication reported to cause swallowing difficulties (n=21) and the possibility of an available alternative drug form according to the Swiss summaries of product characteristics