Purpose Statement and Research Questions Revised

Here is my revised Purpose Statement and Research Question...

The purpose of this quantitative study is twofold: to determine (a) the inter rater reliability in interpretation of Fiber optic Endoscopic Evaluations of Swallowing (FEES) exams, and (b) the factors that influence the diet recommendations made by Speech Language Pathologists (SLP’s) in acute hospital settings.

Questions that will be explored through this study are: 

1. What is the inter rater reliability in interpretation of FEES exams by SLP's in acute hospital settings?

2. How consistent are recommendations made by SLP’s when evaluating results of a FEES exam in acute hospital settings? 

3. What are the factors that influence the diet recommendations made by SLP’s based on results of FEES exams in acute hospital settings?

4. How do SLPs' level of experience relate to their choices regarding diet recommendations based on results of FEES exams in acute hospital settings? 

Purpose Statement and Research Questions

The purpose of this quantitative study is to explore the level of inter rater reliability in interpretation of Fiber optic Endoscopic Evaluations of Swallowing (FEES) exams and the factors that influence the diet recommendations made by Speech Language Pathologists (SLP’s).

Questions that will be explored through this study are:

1) How consistent are the interpretations of results of FEES exams when evaluated by different SLP’s?

2) How consistent are recommendations made by different SLP’s evaluating results of a FEES exam?

3) How does level of experience of SLP’s relate to how conservative their recommendations are with regards to patient’s diets?