Purpose Individuals with acquired communication disorders (ACDs) experience reduced
ability to participate independently in activities of daily life, and maintain interpersonal …

The Derby Functional Communication Scale (DFCS) was developed to assess functional
communication in patients in hospital and rehabilitation settings. The validity of the DFCS …

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are essential in patient-centered, evidence-based
practice in speech-language pathology. PROs respect individuals who live with …

Background The ability to communicate is a prerequisite for participation in today's society.
To measure participation in adults with communication disorders, the Communicative …

Background: Behavioral intervention targeting speech, language, and communication
concerns is an established therapeutic approach for patients with either acute or progressive …

Assessment of Communication Disorders in Adults: Resources and Protocols, Third Edition
offers a unique combination of scholarly information, invaluable resources, and time-saving …

The assessment of communication disorders is, by necessity, a behavioural description
process. Standardized measures provide quantitative data that contribute to the …

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 …

Human society is organised through communicative interactions between co-present
people. Speech pathology (SP) assessment and intervention strategies aim to access these …

Speech-language pathologists working in hospitals have limited opportunities to identify
patients with newly acquired communication related impairments and to support patients …