What is Barium Swallow Study?
A barium swallow is a test that may be used to determine the cause of painful swallowing, difficulty with swallowing, abdominal pain, bloodstained vomit, or unexplained weight loss.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
| Perceived Effectiveness | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) | 6 | 2 |
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| Diagnostic assessment | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Urethral Stricture | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Choking on food | 1 | 0 | |||||
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Reported Side Effects
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Barium Swallow Study
Always |
1 | 33% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
1 | 33% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
1 | 33% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Barium Swallow Study
Very |
1 | 33% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
1 | 33% |
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Not at all |
1 | 33% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Barium Swallow Study
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
0 | 0% |
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