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Markham, Chris; van Laar, Darren; Gibbard, Deborah; Dean, Taraneh – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2009
Background: This study is part of a programme of research aiming to develop a quantitative measure of quality of life for children with communication needs. It builds on the preliminary findings of Markham and Dean (2006), which described some of the perception's parents and carers of children with speech language and communication needs had…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Qualitative Research, Focus Groups, Quality of Life
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Markham, Chris; Dean, Taraneh – International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 2006
The true impact of speech and language difficulties (SaLD) on children's lives and the effectiveness of intervention is unknown. Within other fields of paediatric healthcare, clinicians and policy-makers are increasingly emphasizing the utility of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) studies and measures. SaLT has a variety of measures to assess…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Quality of Life, Focus Groups, Content Analysis