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<p class="x_Paragraph x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"><span lang="EN-US" class="x_TextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">The Optimizing Swallowing and Eating for the Elderly Lab (O-SEE) at the University of Oregon (United
States), in collaboration with the Aging Swallow Research Lab at McMaster University (Canada), is excited to announce </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">a</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">newly-funded</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">Family
Caregiver</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">S</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">tudy</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">,</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> which</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">may
be relevant for</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">your </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">patients</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> with
dementia</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> and their famil</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">y members. </span></span><span class="x_EOP x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span></p>
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<p class="x_Paragraph x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"><span lang="EN-US" class="x_TextRun x_Highlight x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">F</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">unded by the National Institutes
of Health </span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="x_TextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">(R21AG082326)</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">, </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">this
study</span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="x_TextRun x_Highlight x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span><span lang="EN-US" class="x_TextRun x_Highlight x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">explores</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> the </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">impact</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> of </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">dysphagia</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> on
caregiver burden</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">by asking</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="x_TextRun x_Highlight x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">individuals</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> living
with and caring for a family member with dementia</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> to complete a 30-minute </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">online </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">survey</span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="x_TextRun x_Highlight x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">.
Compensation will be provided. T</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">he </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">ultimate goal</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> of
th</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">is project</span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="x_TextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> is</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> to</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="x_TextRun x_Highlight x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">develop
an intervention </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">that </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">reduce</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">s
</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">dysphagia-related care</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">giver burden</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">and</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> improve</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">s</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">caregiver</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> and
care </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">recipient</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> health and quality of life</span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="x_TextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">. </span><span class="x_EOP x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span></p>
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<p class="x_Paragraph x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"><strong><span lang="EN-US" class="x_TextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">We’re</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> inviting fellow speech-language
pathologists to</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="x_TextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">share </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">the
attached</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> study flyers</span></span></strong><span lang="EN-US" class="x_TextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"><strong><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> with</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> your</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">patients
with dementia and</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">/or</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">their</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> famil</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">y </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">(or
chosen family) </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">caregivers</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> who may be eligible</span></strong><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"><strong>.</strong> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="x_TextRun x_Highlight x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">While </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">family
caregivers</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> may not </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">directly</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4">benefit</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> from
taking the survey, they would be contributing to research aimed at reducing difficulties associated with caregiving.</span><span class="x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW140849065 x_BCX4"> </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Helvetica; font-style:normal; font-weight:400"><i>Samantha Shune, PhD, CCC-SLP<br>
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Communication Disorders and Sciences<br>
University of Oregon<br>
pronouns: she, hers, her<br>
Ph (541) 346-7494<br>
<a href="https://eatinglab.uoregon.edu">https://eatinglab.uoregon.edu</a></i></span><br>
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