Purpose The patient's perspective of their health is a core component of evidence-based
practice (EBP) and person-centered care. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs), captured with …

Speech and language disorders are prominent signs in Friedreich ataxia (FRDA), which
significantly impact on patients' quality of life. Despite such relevance, several issues …

Research suggests that individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) experience difficulties in
communication, ranging from intelligibility issues to more severe problems in the use and …

Background: The Quality of Life–Alzheimer's Disease (QoL-AD) scale is a widely used
measure of quality of life (QoL) in dementia. Although the instrument has been validated in …

Introduction Especially in the chronic phase, individuals with traumatic brain injury
(TBI)(IwTBI) may still have impairments at the discourse level, even if these remain …

Background Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by a
triad of motor, cognitive and psychological symptoms, leading to a gradual breakdown of …

Purpose: This systematic review aims to summarize and evaluate the available literature on
speech and language therapy interventions for acquired apraxia of speech since 2012 …

The authors conducted a systematic review of the literature, including studies that used a
single-case design (SCD) and taught augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) …

Communication disorders following traumatic brain injury have been attributed to social-
cognitive dysfunctions. However, this relationship is not always clearly demonstrated in …

Introduction Communication deficits have a severe impact on our social interactions and
health-related quality of life. Subtle communication deficits are frequently overlooked or …