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Exploring benefits of speech and language therapy interventions for post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation: A qualitative study [PDF]

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Background: The ability to understand and use language is impacted in people with aphasia, often requiring Speech and language therapy interventions to improve their ability to communicate.
Grace Larweh, Abena Asiedua Owusu Antwi, Ewurama Ampadu Owusu, Thomas Amatey Tagoe   +3 more
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Determination of cyberloafing level of speech and Language Therapy Department students [PDF]

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Cyberloafing is the use of (e.g. smartphones, tablets, laptops, and the Internet) for purposes other than work related reasons during work hours. Although cyberloafing in the workplace has been widely investigated, there is relatively a small number of ...
Fenise Selin Karali, Samet Tosun, Meltem Şen-Aksüt, Dilber Kaçar-Kütükçü   +3 more
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The effect of the percentage of syllables stuttered, attention, and perfectionism on listener’s comprehension scores

Revista de Investigación en Logopedia, 2023
The primary aim of this study was to compare the listening comprehension levels of four groups of people who listened to recordings that varied in terms of the percentage of syllables stuttered (%SS). The secondary aim was to examine the effects of %SS,
M. Emrah Cangi, Muhsin Dölek, Derya Çavdar   +2 more
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Making information accessible for people with aphasia in healthcare

Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation, 2022
People with aphasia are often unable to access healthcare due to difficulties understanding and using spoken and written language, which impacts every step of their healthcare journey and outcomes.
Simon Grobler, Sarah Casey, Elizabeth Farrell   +2 more
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A Greek Pediatric Word Recognition Test by Picture Identification

Brain Sciences, 2023
(1) Background: The study aimed to construct a clinically valuable closet-set WRS test with a picture identification task for young Greek-speaking children. (2) Methods: The test material was meticulously designed based on specific criteria. To determine
Nikolaos Trimmis, Konstantina Chatzi, Vasiliki Grammatsoulia, Foteini Feida, Konstantinos Mourtzouchos, Angelos Papadopoulos, Panagiotis Plotas   +6 more
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The Development of a Pilot App Targeting Short-Term and Prospective Memory in People Diagnosed with Dementia

Behavioral Sciences, 2023
Background: According to the World Health Organization, people suffering from dementia exhibit a serious decline in various cognitive domains and especially in memory.
Vicky Nanousi, Konstantina Kalogeraki, Aikaterini Smyrnaiou, Manila Tola, Foteini Bokari, Voula Chris Georgopoulos   +5 more
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Speech deficits in multiple sclerosis: a narrative review of the existing literature

European Journal of Medical Research, 2023
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory and demyelinating autoimmune disease. MS patients deal with motor and sensory impairments, visual disabilities, cognitive disorders, and speech and language deficits.
Panagiotis Plotas, Vasiliki Nanousi, Anastasios Kantanis, Eirini Tsiamaki, Angelos Papadopoulos, Angeliki Tsapara, Aggeliki Glyka, Efraimia Mani, Fay Roumelioti, Georgia Strataki, Georgia Fragkou, Konstantina Mavreli, Natalia Ziouli, Nikolaos Trimmis   +13 more
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Speech and Language Therapy

, 2022
AbstractThere is a multi-directional relationship between communication difficulties and mental health. A young person with a language disorder may fall behind at school, have difficulty maintaining appropriate peer relationships and have trouble expressing their internal experience. This can result in adverse mental health outcomes.
Noelle Balsamo, James W. Forgan
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Digital participation in traumatic brain injury: scoping review about assessment tools for computer-mediated communication

Frontiers in Communication, 2023
BackgroundIndividuals with chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI) are often affected by communication disorders which might have an impact on their social participation.
Julia Büttner-Kunert, Julia Büttner-Kunert, Julia Royko, Katharina Resch, Nathalie Heider, Zofia Falkowska   +5 more
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Costs involved in using a cochlear implant in South Africa

South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2012
Cochlear implantation is an expensive but effective lifelong intervention for individuals with a severe-to-profound hearing loss. The primary aim of this study was to survey the short- and long-term costs of cochlear implantation.
Gillian Robyn Kerr, Seppo Tuomi, Alida Müller   +2 more
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