Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative condition associated
with a wide range of motor and non-motor symptoms. There has been increasing interest in …

Background: Changes in communicative functions are common in Parkinson's disease (PD),
but there are only limited data provided by individuals with PD on how these changes are …

Background A core outcome set (COS; an agreed, minimum set of outcomes) was needed to
address the heterogeneous measurement of outcomes in aphasia treatment research and to …

Communication impairment is common in Parkinson's disease (PD) and may have both
motor speech control and cognitive-linguistic underpinnings. The neurobiology of …

This review looks at the nature and impact of communication changes in Parkinson's
disease, approaches to assessment and directions for intervention. This is especially …

Healthy social relationships are important for maintaining mental and physical health in later
life. Less social support, smaller social networks, and more negative social interactions have …

Background Apraxia of speech (AOS) can be caused by neurodegenerative disease and
sometimes is its presenting sign (ie, primary progressive apraxia of speech, PPAOS). During …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to perform a comprehensive systematic review of the
literature on voice-related patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures in adults and to …

Objective: To determine the feasibility and acceptability of peer-befriending, for people with
aphasia. Design: Single-blind, parallel-group feasibility randomised controlled trial …

Purpose This study aimed to identify contributors to communicative participation in adults
who stutter. Specifically, it was of interest to determine whether psychosocial variables of self …