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Rachel J. Ellis; Jerker Rönnberg; Charlotta Plejert – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: The impact of hearing impairment is typically studied in terms of its effects on speech perception, yet this fails to account for the interactive nature of communication. Recently, there has been a move towards studying the effects of age-related hearing impairment on interaction, often using referential communication tasks; however,…
Descriptors: Age, Hearing Impairments, Communication (Thought Transfer), Aging (Individuals)
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Linh N. H. Pham; Adrian KC Lee; Annette Estes; Stephen Dager; Susan J. Hemingway; John C. Thorne; Bonnie K. Lau – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Narrative discourse, or storytelling, is used in daily conversation and requires higher-level language and social communication skills that are not always captured by standardised assessments of language. Many autistic individuals and individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have difficulties with both social…
Descriptors: Narration, Story Telling, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Zali Hall; Elise Elbourn; Leanne Togher; Marcella Carragher – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Meaningful, varied, joyful conversation is an important therapy target for adults with language or cognitive-communication disorders following acquired brain injury (ABI). However, the complexity of daily communication is often reduced to component parts within intervention programmes, with mixed evidence of generalization to everyday…
Descriptors: Speech Therapy, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Communication Disorders
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Elise Elbourn; Sophie Brassel; Joanne Steel; Leanne Togher – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Exploring the perceptions of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) towards their brain injury recovery across the continuum of care may offer insights to support engagement with rehabilitation services. Illness narratives are a potentially valuable avenue for examining perceptions of recovery that may influence engagement.…
Descriptors: Brain, Head Injuries, Rehabilitation, Communication Skills
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Joanna Shorland; Jacinta Douglas; Robyn O'Halloran – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: There is a lack of evidence relating to cognitive-communication difficulties following traumatic brain injury (TBI) sustained in older adulthood. A prominent area in which post-TBI cognitive-communication difficulties manifest is at the level of social communication. An investigation of social communication focusing on comparison of…
Descriptors: Head Injuries, Brain, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills
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Loizidou, Maria; Brotherhood, Emilie; Harding, Emma; Crutch, Sebastian; Warren, Jason D.; Hardy, Chris J. D.; Volkmer, Anna – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) describes a group of language-led dementias. PPAs are complex, diverse and difficult to diagnose, and therefore conventional models of aphasia and dementia treatment do not meet their needs. The research evidence on intervention for PPA is developing, but to date there are only a few case studies…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Dementia, Intervention, Speech Therapy
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Olthof-Nefkens, Maria W. L. J.; Derksen, Els W. C.; Debets, Frieda; de Swart, Bert J. M.; Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Maria W. G.; Kalf, Johanna G. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Communication difficulties are common in people with dementia, and often present from an early stage. However, direct treatment options for people with dementia that positively influence their daily communication are scarce. Aims: To evaluate the potential impact and feasibility of a personalized logopaedic intervention. Methods &…
Descriptors: Dementia, Caregivers, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Disorders
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Lindeberg, Sophia; Müller, Nicole; Samuelsson, Christina – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: In dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), limitations in linguistic and cognitive abilities may lead to difficulties in participating in conversations. The conversational outcome is also dependent on how the conversation partner adjusts to potential communicative challenges. Aims: This study explored resources and barriers in communication…
Descriptors: Dementia, Language Impairments, Cognitive Ability, Interpersonal Communication
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Shrubsole, Kirstine; Power, Emma; Hallé, Marie-Christine – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Factors influencing the implementation of communication partner training (CPT) with familiar partners of people with aphasia (PWA) have previously been documented using disparate approaches. To date there has been no synthesis of these factors using a common theoretical framework. Investigating CPT implementation factors using a common…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Aphasia, Communication Disorders, Barriers
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Ekström, Anna; Sandgren, Olof; Sahlén, Birgitta; Samuelsson, Christina – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: The risks of developmental language disorder (DLD) for both educational progress and socio-emotional development are well documented, but little is known about how children and young people with DLD experience and describe their language and communication. The need to complement experimental and quantitative studies with qualitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Developmental Disabilities, Language Impairments
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Rombouts, Ellen; Leenen, Liesl; Maes, Bea; Zink, Inge – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Individuals with developmental language disorder or Williams syndrome are reported to use more gestures than individuals with typical development. However, these two groups differ considerably in visuospatial and language skills, two skills that are hypothesized to shape gesture rate. Aims: We first examined whether children with both…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Developmental Disabilities, Genetic Disorders, Nonverbal Communication
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Frizelle, Pauline; Allenby, Rebecca; Hassett, Elizabeth; Holland, Orlaith; Ryan, Eimear; Dahly, Darren; O'Toole, Ciara – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Children with Down syndrome have speech and language difficulties that are disproportionate to their overall intellectual ability and relative strengths in the use of gesture. Shared book reading between parents and their children provides an effective context in which language development can be facilitated. However, children with…
Descriptors: Cues, Parent Child Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Down Syndrome
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Wallace, Sarah J.; Worrall, Linda; Rose, Tanya A.; Alyahya, Reem S. W.; Babbitt, Edna; Beeke, Suzanne; de Beer, Carola; Bose, Arpita; Bowen, Audrey; Brady, Marian C.; Breitenstein, Caterina; Bruehl, Stefanie; Bryant, Lucy; Cheng, Bonnie B. Y.; Cherney, Leora R.; Conroy, Paul; Copland, David A.; Croteau, Claire; Cruice, Madeline; Dipper, Lucy; Hilari, Katerina; Howe, Tami; Kelly, Helen; Kiran, Swathi; Laska, Ann-Charlotte; Marshall, Jane; Murray, Laura L.; Patterson, Janet; Pearl, Gill; Quinting, Jana; Rochon, Elizabeth; Rose, Miranda L.; Rubi-Fessen, Ilona; Sage, Karen; Simmons-Mackie, Nina; Visch-Brink, Evy; Volkmer, Anna; Webster, Janet; Whitworth, Anne; Le Dorze, Guylaine – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
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 constructs: communication, language, quality of life, emotional well-being and patient-reported…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills, Aphasia, Foreign Countries
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Jayes, Mark; Borrett, Sophie; Bose, Arpita – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: Mental capacity legislation in the UK is designed to safeguard the rights of people who may need support, or may be unable, to make autonomous decisions. Very limited evidence has been published about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the application of mental capacity legislation and, to our knowledge, none on the ability of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Cognitive Ability, Civil Rights
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Clay, Philippa; Broomfield, Katherine – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: Face mask use has become widespread as a means of reducing transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Research suggests face coverings can impact speech discrimination, therapeutic alliance and the interpretation of non-verbal cues. However, there is little research into the impact of face masks on…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Hygiene, Disease Control
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