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A Survey of Speech Pathologists' Opinions about the Prospective Acceptability of an Online Implementation Platform for Aphasia Services
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Trebilcock, Megan; Shrubsole, Kirstine; Worrall, Linda; Ryan, Brooke – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Online knowledge translation (KT) approaches are becoming increasingly prevalent within healthcare due to their accessibility and facilitation of international support networks. Online platforms enable timely and far-reaching dissemination of current evidence and best-practice recommendations. Although there is potential to improve the…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Opinions, Program Implementation
Measuring Communication as a Core Outcome in Aphasia Trials: Results of the ROMA-2 International Core Outcome Set Development Meeting
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Wallace, Sarah J.; Worrall, Linda; Rose, Tanya A.; Alyahya, Reem S. W.; Babbitt, Edna; Beeke, Suzanne; de Beer, Carola; Bose, Arpita; Bowen, Audrey; Brady, Marian C.; Breitenstein, Caterina; Bruehl, Stefanie; Bryant, Lucy; Cheng, Bonnie B. Y.; Cherney, Leora R.; Conroy, Paul; Copland, David A.; Croteau, Claire; Cruice, Madeline; Dipper, Lucy; Hilari, Katerina; Howe, Tami; Kelly, Helen; Kiran, Swathi; Laska, Ann-Charlotte; Marshall, Jane; Murray, Laura L.; Patterson, Janet; Pearl, Gill; Quinting, Jana; Rochon, Elizabeth; Rose, Miranda L.; Rubi-Fessen, Ilona; Sage, Karen; Simmons-Mackie, Nina; Visch-Brink, Evy; Volkmer, Anna; Webster, Janet; Whitworth, Anne; Le Dorze, Guylaine – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Evidence-based recommendations for a core outcome set (COS; minimum set of outcomes) for aphasia treatment research have been developed (the Research Outcome Measurement in Aphasia--ROMA, COS). Five recommended core outcome constructs: communication, language, quality of life, emotional well-being and patient-reported…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills, Aphasia, Foreign Countries
Core Outcome Set Use in Poststroke Aphasia Treatment Research: Examining Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation Using the Theoretical Domains Framework
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Wallace, Sarah J.; Sullivan, Bridget; Rose, Tanya A.; Worrall, Linda; Le Dorze, Guylaine; Shrubsole, Kirstine – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: A core outcome set (COS; an agreed minimum set of outcomes) was developed to address the heterogeneous measurement of outcomes in poststroke aphasia treatment research. Successful implementation of a COS requires change in individual and collective research behavior. We used the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) to understand the…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Aphasia, Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Treatment
Family-Centered Care in Aphasia: Assessment of Third-Party Disability in Family Members with the Family Aphasia Measure of Life Impact
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Grawburg, Meghann; Howe, Tami; Worrall, Linda; Scarinci, Nerina – Topics in Language Disorders, 2019
More than 50 years of research has demonstrated the profound effect that aphasia has on people with the condition and their family members. In the International Classifcation of Functioning, Disability and Health, the World Health Organization described the impact of an individual's health condition on a signifcant other as "third-party…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Neurological Impairments, Family Environment, Family Programs
The Acute Aphasia IMplementation Study (AAIMS): A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
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Shrubsole, Kirstine; Worrall, Linda; Power, Emma; O'Connor, Denise A. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2018
Background: Effective implementation strategies to improve speech and language therapists' (SLTs) aphasia management practices are needed. Australian SLTs working in the acute setting have reported inconsistent implementation of post-stroke aphasia guideline recommendations. Therefore, implementation efforts to address these gaps are necessary.…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Allied Health Personnel, Speech Language Pathology, Foreign Countries
What Really Matters to People with Aphasia When It Comes to Group Work? A Qualitative Investigation of Factors Impacting Participation and Integration
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Lanyon, Lucette; Worrall, Linda; Rose, Miranda – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2018
Background: Participation in a group environment is an inherently complex undertaking for people with aphasia. It involves engaging in multi-person interactions with other people who may have a range of communication strengths and strategies at their disposal. The potential challenges of community aphasia-group participation and practice has had…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Aphasia, Semi Structured Interviews, Speech Therapy
Who Benefits from an Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program?
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Babbitt, Edna M.; Worrall, Linda; Cherney, Leora R. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2016
Purpose: This article summarizes current outcomes from intensive comprehensive aphasia programs (ICAPs) and examines data from one ICAP to identify those who respond and do not respond to treatment. Methods: Participants were divided into 2 groups, responders and nonresponders, based on ±5-point change score on the Western Aphasia Battery-Revised…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Outcomes of Treatment, Therapy, Measures (Individuals)
"That Doesn't Translate": The Role of Evidence-Based Practice in Disempowering Speech Pathologists in Acute Aphasia Management
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Foster, Abby; Worrall, Linda; Rose, Miranda; O'Halloran, Robyn – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2015
Background: An evidence-practice gap has been identified in current acute aphasia management practice, with the provision of services to people with aphasia in the acute hospital widely considered in the literature to be inconsistent with best-practice recommendations. The reasons for this evidence-practice gap are unclear; however, speech…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Speech Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel
"You Needed to Rehab...Families as Well": Family Members' Own Goals for Aphasia Rehabilitation
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Howe, Tami; Davidson, Bronwyn; Worrall, Linda; Hersh, Deborah; Ferguson, Alison; Sherratt, Sue; Gilbert, Jocelyn – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: Aphasia affects family members in addition to the individuals with the communication disorder. In order to develop appropriate services for the relatives of people with aphasia post-stroke, their rehabilitation goals need to be identified. Aim: The aim of the current investigation was to identify the rehabilitation goals that family…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Adults, Rehabilitation, Family (Sociological Unit)
Stroke Patients Communicating Their Healthcare Needs in Hospital: A Study within the ICF Framework
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O'Halloran, Robyn; Worrall, Linda; Hickson, Louise – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: Previous research has identified that many patients admitted into acute hospital stroke units have communication-related impairments such as hearing, vision, speech, language and/or cognitive communicative impairment. However, no research has identified how many patients in acute hospital stroke units have difficulty actually…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Foreign Countries, Vision, Patients
Legal Decision-Making by People with Aphasia: Critical Incidents for Speech Pathologists
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Ferguson, Alison; Duffield, Gemma; Worrall, Linda – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2010
Background: The assessment and management of a person with aphasia for whom decision-making capacity is queried represents a highly complex clinical issue. In addition, there are few published guidelines and even fewer published accounts of empirical research to assist. Aims: The research presented in this paper aimed to identify the main issues…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Decision Making, Legal Problems, Allied Health Personnel
Professionalism and Functional Outcomes
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Worrall, Linda – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2006
A foundation principle of professionalism is listening carefully to clients' needs. This paper reviews current studies that have sought to listen to the needs of people with aphasia and their families. The preliminary evidence to date suggests that people with aphasia have goals that cover the bio-psycho-social spectrum but place a lot of…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Goal Orientation
The Validity of Functional Assessments of Communication and the Activity/Participation Components of the ICIDH-2: Do They Reflect What Really Happens in Real-Life?
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Worrall, Linda; McCooey, Robyn; Davidson, Bronwyn; Larkins, Brigette; Hickson, Louise – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2002
Three studies observed everyday communication of people with aphasia, traumatic brain injury, and in hospital. Simplification of real-life communication in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health, variability of item sampling in existing assessments, and the complexity of real-life…
Descriptors: Adults, Aphasia, Children, Classification