A5014418272- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Ethics in medical practice
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
2022
University of Toronto
2022
Background: The initial motivation was our inability to capture the important but often elusive outcomes of interventions that focus on making a difference everyday experience individuals with aphasia and their families. In addition, review literature input from stakeholder groups revealed lack an integrated approach outcome evaluation across diverse approaches intervention. Input also indicated existing classifications models offering potential solutions are not always easily accessible...
Background Poor communication between patients with aphasia and healthcare providers has many adverse consequences. Training to support not only improves skill in communicating people aphasia, but also potentially avoids incidents. However, families have reported negative experiences for their relatives during early acute hospitalization hospitals multiple barriers managing aphasia.
Abstract This article explores the issue of aphasia and decision-making within context clinical ethics patient rights. The cases described illustrate danger making assumptions about inherent competence people with life-altering consequences if no attempt is made to “accommodate” or support communication when may be masked by aphasia. Speech-language pathologists have a moral obligation key role play in providing that serve reveal person's intact capacity make specific decisions, as well...
The Basic Outcome Measure Protocol for Aphasia (BOMPA) is a practical tool that allows quick self-report on quality of life from the perspective person with aphasia, as well clinical evaluation aphasia severity and ability to participate in conversation. primary aim this paper describe development BOMPA report results an inter-rater reliability study involving speech-language pathology raters. utilised fully crossed design included independent ratings 12 videos by 20 pathologists. Results...