Carolyn Baylor
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View article: A qualitative study of reflective practice in the workplace. Speech-language pathologists have their say
A qualitative study of reflective practice in the workplace. Speech-language pathologists have their say Open
SLPs described that RP is valued in the workplace for supporting client focused care, problem-solving, and lifelong learning. SLPs wanted time to be protected for RP at all stages of their career and valued the relationships with others as…
View article: Effects of Aided Communication on Communicative Participation for People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Effects of Aided Communication on Communicative Participation for People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Open
Purpose: Many people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (PALS) experience speech changes, which may interfere with participation in communication situations. This study was designed to investigate the effects of aided communication on self…
View article: Concerns and Strengths: Caregiver Perceptions of Their Infant/Toddler with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Concerns and Strengths: Caregiver Perceptions of Their Infant/Toddler with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Open
Caregiver-reported assessments provide opportunities for caregivers to share concerns and identify the strengths of their infant/toddler regarding prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE). These insights may reveal under-recognized concerns and inf…
View article: Development of a candidate item bank for measuring mobility of lower limb orthosis users
Development of a candidate item bank for measuring mobility of lower limb orthosis users Open
Background Orthoses are often prescribed to improve mobility of people with chronic health conditions that affect lower limb function. Patient‐reported survey instruments can be used to measure aspects of mobility that cannot be easily ass…
View article: Communication and Social Interaction Experiences of Youths With Congenital Motor Speech Disorders
Communication and Social Interaction Experiences of Youths With Congenital Motor Speech Disorders Open
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the communication and social interaction experiences of adolescents with congenital motor speech disorders due to cerebral palsy or Down syndrome, with the aim of identifying clinical and r…
View article: Older adults’ perceptions of current and future hearing healthcare services in Australia, England, US and Canada
Older adults’ perceptions of current and future hearing healthcare services in Australia, England, US and Canada Open
Objective: A high prevalence of hearing loss in older adults contrasts with a small proportion of people who seek help. Emerging developments in hearing healthcare (HHC) could reduce costs but may not increase access. This study evaluated …
View article: Sensitivity of the Communicative Participation Item Bank for Measuring Patient-Reported Outcomes After Treatment of Unilateral Vocal Fold Immobility
Sensitivity of the Communicative Participation Item Bank for Measuring Patient-Reported Outcomes After Treatment of Unilateral Vocal Fold Immobility Open
The results of this case series suggest that the CPIB is relevant for clinical use to assess changes in communicative participation among patients with UVFI before and after they receive treatment.
View article: Predicting Communicative Participation in Adults Across Communication Disorders
Predicting Communicative Participation in Adults Across Communication Disorders Open
Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which communicative participation differs across diagnoses and if there are common predictor variables for communicative participation across diagnoses. Method Survey data on s…
View article: Future preferences.docx
Future preferences.docx Open
Qualitative data of future preferences and barriers of older adults - a four country study
View article: Telepractice SGD services for people with ALS (Roman et al., 2021)
Telepractice SGD services for people with ALS (Roman et al., 2021) Open
Purpose: To examine the experiences of people with ALS (pALS) and their communication partners (cALS) regarding receiving speech-generating device (SGD) evaluation and treatment via telepractice.Method: Eight pALS along with a primary cALS…
View article: Future preferences.docx
Future preferences.docx Open
Qualitative data of future preferences and barriers of older adults - a four country study
View article: Communicative Participation and Quality of Life in Pretreatment Oral and Oropharyngeal Head and Neck Cancer
Communicative Participation and Quality of Life in Pretreatment Oral and Oropharyngeal Head and Neck Cancer Open
Objective To determine how communicative participation is affected in patients with oral and oropharyngeal head and neck cancers (HNCs) pretreatment and whether communication function predicts HNC‐specific quality of life (QOL) before trea…
View article: Achieving Participation-Focused Intervention Through Shared Decision Making: Proposal of an Age- and Disorder-Generic Framework
Achieving Participation-Focused Intervention Through Shared Decision Making: Proposal of an Age- and Disorder-Generic Framework Open
Introduction The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health calls on speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to provide care that impacts all aspects of an individual's experience with a comm…
View article: Participation-focused intervention (Baylor & Darling-White, 2020)
Participation-focused intervention (Baylor & Darling-White, 2020) Open
Introduction: The World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health calls on speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to provide care that impacts all aspects of an individual’s experience with a com…
View article: Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures: An Introduction for Clinicians
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures: An Introduction for Clinicians Open
Patient-reported outcome measures contain information that comes directly from the patient without interpretation by anyone else. These measures are an important part of a clinicians' arsenal of assessment approaches and are critical in th…
View article: “I would have told you about being forgetful, but I forgot”: the experience of cognitive changes and communicative participation after head and neck cancer
“I would have told you about being forgetful, but I forgot”: the experience of cognitive changes and communicative participation after head and neck cancer Open
Purpose: Survivors of head and neck cancer have reported difficulties with memory, attention, verbal fluency, and processing speed sometimes persisting years after treatment. Self-perceived cognitive function is an important predictor of c…
View article: Relationship between perceived social support and patient‐reported communication outcomes across communication disorders: a systematic review
Relationship between perceived social support and patient‐reported communication outcomes across communication disorders: a systematic review Open
Background Beyond the severity of voice, speech and language impairments, one potential predictor of communication success across adult populations with communication disorders may be perceived social support: the expectation that others w…
View article: Role of Psychosocial Factors on Communicative Participation among Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer
Role of Psychosocial Factors on Communicative Participation among Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer Open
Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the unique contribution of psychosocial factors, including perceived social support, depression, and resilience to communicative participation, among adult survivors of head and neck cance…
View article: Speech Versus Speaking: The Experiences of People With Parkinson's Disease and Implications for Intervention
Speech Versus Speaking: The Experiences of People With Parkinson's Disease and Implications for Intervention Open
Purpose In this project, we explore the experiences of people who report speech changes associated with Parkinson's disease as they describe taking part in everyday communication situations and report impressions related to speech treatmen…
View article: Incorporating the Principles of Self-Management into Treatment of Dysarthria Associated with Parkinson's Disease
Incorporating the Principles of Self-Management into Treatment of Dysarthria Associated with Parkinson's Disease Open
Although understanding patient perspectives on treatment is a major component of patient-centered care, little is known about patient perspectives related to dysarthria treatment in Parkinson's disease (PD). This article attempts to explor…
View article: Assessing the Believability of Standardized Patients Trained to Portray Communication Disorders
Assessing the Believability of Standardized Patients Trained to Portray Communication Disorders Open
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the believability of standardized patients portraying individuals with communication disorders as part of a larger study in which standardized patients help train medical and allied health …
View article: Variables Associated With Communicative Participation After Head and Neck Cancer
Variables Associated With Communicative Participation After Head and Neck Cancer Open
These results suggest that communicative participation in adults with HNC is associated with self-rated speech severity, cognitive function, whether or not a person has undergone total laryngectomy, and time since diagnosis. Clinicians can…
View article: Variables associated with communicative participation in Parkinson’s disease and its relationship to measures of health-related quality-of-life
Variables associated with communicative participation in Parkinson’s disease and its relationship to measures of health-related quality-of-life Open
Communicative participation in PD is complex and influenced by both demographic and disease-based variables, necessitating a broader view of the communicative experiences of those with PD. Measurement of communicative participation as a se…