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Sullivan, Rebecca; Harding, Katherine; Skinner, Ian; Hemsley, Bronwyn – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: Falls are a common safety incident in people with stroke. Studies report that between 14% and 65% of people with stroke fall at least once during their hospital admission. Risk factors for falls in people with stroke have been reported to include neglect, balance and dependence for activities of daily living. Communication disability…
Descriptors: Injuries, Hospitals, Safety, Neurological Impairments
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Diniz, Juliana Garcia; da Silva, Alfredo Carlos; Nóbrega, Ana Caline – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2018
Background: Individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) may exhibit some degree of change in swallowing dynamics during the course of the disease. These changes can affect their physical, functional and emotional quality of life. Aims: To develop a quality of life and swallowing questionnaire for individuals with PD. Methods & Procedures: The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis
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Hancock, Kelli; Ward, Elizabeth; Lawson, Nadine; van As-Brooks, Corina J. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: Technical and device life issues are frequently the focus of post-laryngectomy rehabilitation studies examining indwelling voice prostheses. Patient perceptions and preferences are considered less often. Aims: To determine patient perceptions of two indwelling voice prostheses across parameters relating to device use and maintenance…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Patients, Perception, Foreign Countries
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Broeders, Mark; Geurts, Hilde; Jennekens-Schinkel, Aag – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2010
Background: Various psychiatric and neurological disorders including epilepsy have been associated with language deficits. Pragmatic language deficits, however, have seldom been the focus of earlier studies in children with epilepsy. Moreover, it is unknown whether these pragmatic deficits are related to general intellectual functioning. Both…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Epilepsy, Hospitals, Seizures