METHODS: To obtain data, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication
Disorders collaborated with the National Center for Health Statistics to fund a Voice, Speech …

Tailoring the delivery of disability services to the preferences and requirements of service
users allows for more effective partnerships. The aim of this research was to explore parents' …

Objective To determine if quality of life (QOL) is affected in children with velopharyngeal
insufficiency (VPI). Design Interview and survey. Setting Two university pediatric ambulatory …

Specialist paediatric palliative care is a relatively new area of paediatrics, and the interface
with other disciplines can occasionally pose challenges for referrers due to lack of …

Objectives Decision‐making around dysphagia management is becoming increasingly
challenging due to the complexity of contexts associated with an ageing population. The …

Objective To synthesize the perspectives of a broad range of pediatric palliative care (PPC)
clinicians and parents, to formulate a consensus on prioritization of the PPC research …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Quality benchmarking in pediatric palliative care (PPC)
helps identify gaps in care and guides quality improvement. Our study objective was to …

Purpose This study explored the intervention processes used by speech-language
pathologists (SLPs) to treat children with speech sound disorders (SSDs). Method …

Background By sharing patient stories, health care professionals (HCPs) may communicate
their attitudes, values and beliefs about caring and treatment. Previous qualitative research …

Background: Palliative care is becoming an important component for infants with life-limiting
or life-threatening conditions and their families. Yet palliative care practices appear to be …