Author(s)
Aarshvi J. Bhatt, BS
Merrick J. Harris, BS
Cade R. McGarvey, BS
Matthew M. Nguyen, BS
Apoorva T. Ramaswamy, MD
Affiliation(s)
College of Medicine and Life Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH; The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH;
Abstract:
Objective:
Dysphagia affects up to 20% of the global population, while 1 in 8.5 adults in the USA were affected by dysphonia in 2022. Despite their widespread prevalence, little literature exists on the total funding allocated to the study of these two conditions. This review aims to assess funding distributed by the NIH for dysphagia and dysphonia research from the fiscal years 2019-2024.
Data Sources:
The NIH RePORTER website was used to identify institutes funding dysphagia and dysphonia research from the fiscal years 2019-2024.
Review Methods:
Eligible projects were identified through NIH RePORTER using dysphagia and dysphonia-related search terms. The results were limited to the fiscal years 2019-2024. Projects that assessed dysphagia or dysphonia as an outcome of the study were included in this review. The search results were screened for relevance by 4 reviewers and the project title, funding institute, and total amount funded were recorded. An analysis was conducted of total funding by institute per year compared to the total budget of each institute.
Results:
From 2019-2024, 19 institutes funded dysphagia-related research, totaling $169,909,431, with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) providing the most funding. For dysphonia, 6 institutes contributed $110,865,084, with the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) providing the most funds.
Conclusion:
This review examines the total funding allocated for dysphagia and dysphonia research from fiscal years 2019-2024 along with the funding institutes, and may help identify avenues for improvement of resource distribution among these two medical topics.