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Barriers and facilitators of healthcare access for autistic children in the UK: a survey of parents and healthcare professionals Open
Purpose: Access to healthcare services for autistic children remains a significant challenge with barriers affecting autistic children, parents and healthcare practitioners. This study investigates the difficulties by examining the perspec…
Expiratory Muscle Strength Training to Improve Voice and Respiratory Outcomes After Laryngectomy: A Feasibility Study Open
Background People with laryngectomy who use a tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis for communication experience changes to respiratory function resulting in reduced breath support and increased secretions. This impacts tracheoesophageal voic…
Systematic review: The identification of segmental Mandarin-accented English features Open
Background The pronunciation of L2 English by L1 Mandarin speakers is influenced by transfer effects from the phonology of Mandarin. However, there is a research gap in systematically synthesizing and reviewing segmental Mandarin-accented …
View article: Assessment and treatment of gesture in neurogenic communication disorders: An international survey of practice
Assessment and treatment of gesture in neurogenic communication disorders: An international survey of practice Open
Background Gesture and speech collaborate in conveying meaning, and gesture is often leveraged by people with neurogenic communication disorders, such as aphasia, cognitive‐communicative impairments and primary progressive aphasia, when wo…
View article: A feasibility randomised waitlist-controlled trial of a personalised multi-level language treatment for people with aphasia: The remote LUNA study
A feasibility randomised waitlist-controlled trial of a personalised multi-level language treatment for people with aphasia: The remote LUNA study Open
Background Stroke survivors with aphasia want to improve their everyday talking (discourse). In current UK practice, 90% of speech and language therapists believe discourse assessment and treatment is part of their role but are hampered by…
View article: Invaluable Benefits of 10 Years of the International Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists (CATs)
Invaluable Benefits of 10 Years of the International Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists (CATs) Open
Aphasia research has traditionally been considered a (unidisciplinary) niche topic in medical science. The international Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists (CATs) is a global collaboration of multidisciplinary aphasia researchers. Over the…
View article: Assessment and treatment of gesture in neurogenic communication disorders: an international survey of practice
Assessment and treatment of gesture in neurogenic communication disorders: an international survey of practice Open
BackgroundGesture and speech collaborate in conveying meaning, and gesture is often leveraged by people with neurogenic communication disorders, such as aphasia, cognitive-communicative impairments, and primary progressive aphasia. Because…
Communication support in care homes for older adults: Views and reported practices of speech and language therapists and care home activities staff in the UK Open
Background Speech and language therapists (SLTs) and care home activities staff play key roles in managing and supporting the communication needs of older residents in care homes. However, the current practice and perspectives of these two…
Barriers and Facilitators of Healthcare Access for Autistic Children in the UK: a Systematic Review Open
Background Individuals with autism are more likely to suffer from various physical and mental health problems and experience disparities in effectively accessing healthcare services. This review aims to identify studies that report on the …
A systematic review of Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programmes – who takes part, what is measured, what are the outcomes? Open
ICAP selection criteria need justification and should contribute to the understanding of candidacy for this treatment model. Rationalisation of ICAP treatment content and outcome measurement is required, spanning all WHO-ICF domains. Emplo…
View article: Development of an evidence-based aphasia therapy implementation tool: an international survey of speech pathologists’ access to and use of aphasia therapy resources
Development of an evidence-based aphasia therapy implementation tool: an international survey of speech pathologists’ access to and use of aphasia therapy resources Open
Background: Speech and language therapy can reduce the level of impairment and disability caused by aphasia (Brady et al., 2016). Selecting a therapy can be challenging for clinicians who may struggle to stay abreast of the best evidence t…
Intensive and comprehensive aphasia therapy—a survey of the definitions, practices and views of speech and language therapists in the United Kingdom Open
Background Research evidence suggests aphasia therapy must be delivered at high intensity to effect change. Comprehensive therapy, addressing all domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, is also ca…
Approaches to tracheoesophageal voice rehabilitation: a survey of the UK and Irish speech and language therapists’ current practice and beliefs Open
Background After total laryngectomy, surgical voice restoration is used to establish communication via tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis. Once voice is established, there is a paucity of information on what speech and language therapists …
View article: Measuring communication as a core outcome in aphasia trials: Results of the ROMA‐2 international core outcome set development meeting
Measuring communication as a core outcome in aphasia trials: Results of the ROMA‐2 international core outcome set development meeting Open
Background Evidence‐based recommendations for a core outcome set (COS; minimum set of outcomes) for aphasia treatment research have been developed (the Research Outcome Measurement in Aphasia—ROMA, COS). Five recommended core outcome const…
A feasibility study of a novel computer-based treatment for sentence production deficits in aphasia, delivered by a combination of clinician-led and self-managed treatment sessions Open
Background: There is increasing evidence that face-to-face treatments for verb and sentence production deficits in aphasia can be effective. However, very few studies have investigated supplementing such treatments with self-managed comput…
Creating a novel approach to discourse treatment through coproduction with people with aphasia and speech and language therapists Open
Background Although spoken discourse is an outcome prioritised by all stakeholders in aphasia rehabilitation, assessment and treatment of discourse are not routine clinical practice. The small evidence base, varied clinical expertise, mult…
Creating a Theoretical Framework to Underpin Discourse Assessment and Intervention in Aphasia Open
Discourse (a unit of language longer than a single sentence) is fundamental to everyday communication. People with aphasia (a language impairment occurring most frequently after stroke, or other brain damage) have communication difficultie…
View article: An Umbrella Review of Aphasia Intervention descriPtion In Research: the AsPIRE project
An Umbrella Review of Aphasia Intervention descriPtion In Research: the AsPIRE project Open
Background: Recent reviews conclude that aphasia intervention is effective. However, replication and implementation require detailed reporting of intervention is and a specification of participant profiles. To date, reviews concentrate mor…
View article: The City Gesture Checklist: The development of a novel gesture assessment
The City Gesture Checklist: The development of a novel gesture assessment Open
Background People with aphasia rely on gesture more than healthy controls to get their message across, but use a limited range of gesture types. Gesture therapy is thus a potential avenue of intervention for people with aphasia. However, c…
Discourse: Assessment and Therapy Open
Discourse is essential for interaction and for the expression of ideas, feelings and opinions. Telling personal stories, such as talking about your day or recounting what happened in the playground, is essential for communication and estab…