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Communication service provision and access for people with Parkinson’s disease in Australia: A national survey of speech-language pathologists
| Τίτλος: | Communication service provision and access for people with Parkinson’s disease in Australia: A national survey of speech-language pathologists |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Swales, Megan, Theodoros, Deborah, Hill, Anne J., Russell, Trevor |
| Πηγή: | International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 21:572-583 |
| Στοιχεία εκδότη: | Informa UK Limited, 2018. |
| Έτος έκδοσης: | 2018 |
| Θεματικοί όροι: | Adult, Male, Practice, Speech-Language Pathology, 2922 Research and Theory, 3616 Speech and Hearing, Australia, Parkinson Disease, Speech Therapy, 3. Good health, 2912 LPN and LVN, 03 medical and health sciences, 2733 Otorhinolaryngology, Cross-Sectional Studies, 0302 clinical medicine, Surveys and Questionnaires, Communication Disorders, Parkinson's disease, Humans, Female, Speech-language pathology, 0305 other medical science, 1203 Language and Linguistics |
| Περιγραφή: | Purpose: To determine the clinical practices of Australian speech-language pathologists in the management of communication disorders in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) and their perspectives on service provision.Method: A cross-sectional, mix-methods online survey was conducted. Nonprobability, purposive sampling was utilised to recruit speech-language pathologists who currently work with PwPD. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were employed.Result: Ninety-nine clinicians responded. Most offered services for both motor speech and cognitive-communication disorders, but a greater focus on the motor speech disorder was evident. A range of impairment and functional assessments and interventions were reported. Therapy was most commonly delivered one session a week over 4 or 6 weeks. Service, client and evidence barriers in the management of both communication disorders were identified. Most clinicians felt PwPD accessed communication services at stages later than optimal, they recognised a need to improve their services in varying degrees (92.3%), and believed not enough services exist for PwPD in Australia (78%). Cognitive-communication management was the highest requested area for further research evidence.Conclusion: This study captured the current practices of Australian speech-language pathologists in the management of communication disorders in PwPD. Findings may inform future service planning, research on service effectiveness and new management targets. |
| Τύπος εγγράφου: | Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| ISSN: | 1754-9515 1754-9507 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17549507.2018.1537372 |
| Σύνδεσμος πρόσβασης: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30496696 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17549507.2018.1537372 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17549507.2018.1537372 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:5ed81de https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30496696 https://europepmc.org/article/MED/30496696 |
| Αριθμός Καταχώρησης: | edsair.doi.dedup.....f97f182acd2a167aa7f3446014b2dc04 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | OpenAIRE |
| ISSN: | 17549515 17549507 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/17549507.2018.1537372 |