Rehabilitation has neglected the spirituality of people with aphasia, a neurogenic
impairment of language for communication and thought processes. Aphasia reduces scope …

Background: Speech-language therapists need to provide culturally and linguistically
appropriate services for their clients. However, language assessment with bilingual adults …

This chapter considers a key challenge for postgraduate researchers in the process of data
collection, analysis, and interpretation, particularly when conducting research in the …

Background Unfair, avoidable health inequities persist in New Zealand because they are
deeply rooted in health and social systems that systematically privilege non-Māori. The …

Background: Humans adapt to constantly changing internal and external conditions to meet
survival needs. Persons with aphasia (PWA) are faced with changes in their physiological …

Background: The significant gap between health research and clinical implementation is
well established. There has been growing research around the evidence-service gap in …

Objective: This qualitative descriptive study explored the experiences of a group of
Vietnamese speech-language pathologists who collaborated in a longitudinal research …

This thesis aims to highlight the positive impact of incorporating holistic approaches to
hauora Māori (Māori health and wellbeing) informed by tikanga Māori (customs, protocols …

All researchers should be prepared to use supported communication strategies (Kagan et al.
2001; Simmons-Mackie et al. 2013) to collect valid responses from participants with aphasia …

Demographic and service provision information about speech-language therapists (SLTs)
working in private practice in Aotearoa–New Zealand is limited. However, anecdotal reports …