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Communication Competence and Disability Secondary to Laryngectomy and Tracheoesophageal Puncture Voice Restoration
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Doyle, Philip C.; Baker, Adrienne M. H.; Evitts, Paul M. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: There is a large body of research showing the negative impact of a total laryngectomy on the resultant voice signal across multiple outcomes (e.g., speech intelligibility/acceptability, listener comprehension, voice quality). However, there is limited information on the effects of laryngectomy on broader communication acts,…
Descriptors: Voice Disorders, Surgery, Intelligibility, Pragmatics
Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Laryngectomy: A Long-Term Prospective Evaluation
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Nobuaki Mukoyama; Naoki Nishio; Hiroyuki Kimura; Tatsuya Tokura; Shinichi Kishi; Kazuyoshi Ogasawara; Hidenori Tsuzuki; Sayaka Yokoi; Akihisa Wada; Mayu Shigeyama; Norio Ozaki; Yasushi Fujimoto; Michihiko Sone – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: This study aimed to assess anxiety, depression and quality of life (QoL) in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing laryngectomy using comprehensive self-reported questionnaires for a period of up to 5 years. Methods: This prospective observational study enrolled 150 consecutive patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Quality of Life, Patients
Pre- and Post-Operative Voice Therapy (PaPOV): Development of an Intervention for Patients with Benign Vocal Fold Lesions
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White, Anna; Carding, Paul; Booth, Vicky; Logan, Pip – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Pre- and post-operative voice therapy may improve voice and quality-of-life outcomes for patients undergoing phonosurgery to remove benign vocal fold lesions (BVFLs). However, what constitutes voice therapy in this population is poorly described, resulting in a poor evidence base, lack of clinical guidelines and unwarranted variation…
Descriptors: Voice Disorders, Quality of Life, Surgery, Intervention
Swallowing, Speech and Voice Impairments in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated at a Multidisciplinary Integrated Patient Unit
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Osnat Kandelshine-Waldman; Omer Levy-Kardash; Anat Hamburger; Eran Alon; Yael Henkin – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Head and neck cancer (HNC) is amongst the 10 most common cancers worldwide and has a major effect on patients' quality of life. Given the complexity of this unique group of patients, a multidisciplinary team approach is preferable. Amongst the debilitating sequels of HNC and/or its treatment, swallowing, speech and voice impairments…
Descriptors: Cancer, Physical Disabilities, Human Body, Motor Reactions
My Experience of Living with Nonfluent/Agrammatic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia: Challenges, Compensatory Strategies and Adaptations
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Douglas, Joanne T. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a rare neurodegenerative brain disorder characterized by declining language ability. There is currently no way to reverse or slow the course of the progressive brain degeneration, nor is there a cure for PPA. Throughout the course of the disease, any treatment must therefore be palliative in nature…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Neurological Impairments, Diseases, Intervention
An Exploratory Study of Longitudinal Trajectory of Language, Swallowing and Cognition Post Endovascular Clot Retrieval
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Pamela D'Netto; Emma Finch; Anna Rumbach; David A. Copland – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Endovascular clot retrieval (ECR) is known to reduce global disability at 3 months post stroke however limited research exists regarding the trajectory of specific clinical impairments including language, swallowing and cognitive deficits between onset and 3 months. Aims: To assess language, swallowing, and cognitive performance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aphasia, Brain, Physiology
Positive Effects of Speech and Language Therapy Group Interventions in Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Systematic Review
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Miyuki Watanabe; Jade Cartwright; John E. Pierce – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative condition characterised by a prominent and progressive deterioration in language abilities, which significantly impacts quality of life and interpersonal relationships. Speech and language therapy plays a crucial role in offering interventions. Group intervention is one mode of…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Speech Therapy, Intervention, Group Therapy
Supportive Care among Head and Neck Cancer Patients: An Initial Validation of the Dutch Version of the Performance Status Scale for Head and Neck Cancer (D-PSS-HN)
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Baudelet, Margot; Van den Steen, Leen; Wouters, Sophie; De Bodt, Marc; Vanderveken, Olivier; Duprez, Fréderic; Van Nuffelen, Gwen – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Acute and late toxicities in patients treated with (chemo)radiotherapy for head and neck cancer (HNC) is common and can negatively impact quality of life and performance. Performance status instruments measure the functional ability to perform daily life activities and are important tools in the oncologic population. Aims: Since Dutch…
Descriptors: Cancer, Health Services, Test Validity, Indo European Languages
Assessment of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Using the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory: Results of a Study into Its Comprehensiveness, Comprehensibility and Relevance to Clinical Practice
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Kate Toft; Catherine Best; Jayne Donaldson – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: The MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) is a widely used patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) which assesses dysphagia-related quality of life (QoL) in head and neck cancer (HNC). Despite its common use in HNC research and clinical practice, few of its psychometric properties have been reappraised since its inception. The aim of…
Descriptors: Cancer, Foreign Countries, Physicians, Outcomes of Treatment
Do Caregiver Proxy Reports and Congruence of Client-Proxy Activity Participation Goals Relate to Quality of Life in People with Aphasia?
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Nicholas, Marjorie; Jennelle, Lindsay; Connor, Lisa Tabor; Haynes, Charles; Zipse, Lauryn – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: Achieving activity participation goals is a key factor in quality of life (QOL) for people with aphasia (PWA), but expressing participation goals can be difficult for many of them. Proxy reports by caregivers may not accurately reflect the interests and participation goals of PWA, and discrepancies in these goals between PWA and their…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Aphasia, Caregivers, Participation
Stakeholder Views on Cognitive Communication Assessment and Intervention for a Person Living Independently in the Community with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
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Susan Howell; Joanna Hoskin; Debbie Eaton; Mark Holloway; Rosemary Varley – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Cognitive communication disorder (CCD) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) is well documented and these communication problems impede successful re-integration into community living. While there is growing evidence for intervention to both detect and treat the impact of these deficits across the rehabilitation continuum, there are…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Cognitive Measurement, Intervention, Independent Living
'I Only Eat Because I Have to--to Live': The Impacts of Dysphagia on Quality of Life from The Perspectives of People with Dysphagia, Supporters of People with Dysphagia and Allied Health Professionals
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Rebecca Smith; Lucy Bryant; Bronwyn Hemsley – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: A recent literature review identified that past research has described the impacts of dysphagia on quality of life; but there is limited research on these impacts from the perspective of people with dysphagia, their supporters and allied health professionals. Recent qualitative research has provided details about these perspectives,…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Eating Disorders, Quality of Life, Attitudes
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
The True Cost of Dysphagia on Quality of Life: The Views of Adults with Swallowing Disability
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Smith, Rebecca; Bryant, Lucy; Hemsley, Bronwyn – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Dysphagia impacts negatively on quality of life, however there is little in-depth qualitative research on these impacts from the perspective of people with dysphagia. Aims: To examine the lived experiences and views of people with lifelong or ongoing dysphagia on the impacts of dysphagia and its interventions on quality of life, and…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Quality of Life, Barriers, Eating Disorders
Core Components of Project-Based Intervention after Acquired Brain Injury: Delivering Meaningful Groups Online
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Nicholas Behn; Jerry Hoepner; Peter Meulenbroek; Melissa Capo; Julie Hart – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Rehabilitation for cognitive-communication impairments following brain injury can be complex given the heterogenous nature of impairments post injury. Project-based intervention has the potential to improve communication skills and create a meaningful real-life context where individuals collaborate to develop a concrete product, which…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation, Communication Disorders, Intervention, Communication Skills
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