Teaching Sociology within the Speech and Language Therapy Curriculum [PDF]
In the United Kingdom, the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists suggests that sociology should be included within the speech and language therapy curriculum. However, in spite of this, sociology is seldom given priority.
Earle, Sarah
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Costs involved in using a cochlear implant in South Africa
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 +2 more
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Lee Silverman voice treatment versus standard NHS speech and language therapy versus control in Parkinson's disease (PD COMM pilot):study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Background: Parkinson’s disease is a common movement disorder affecting approximately 127,000 people in the UK, with an estimated two thirds having speech-related problems.
Brady, Marian C +13 more
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Speech and language therapy versus placebo or no intervention for speech problems in Parkinson's disease [PDF]
Parkinson's disease patients commonly suffer from speech and vocal problems including dysarthric speech, reduced loudness and loss of articulation. These symptoms increase in frequency and intensity with progression of the disease).
Brady, Marian C +6 more
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Telepractice with Preschool Children: Speech-language Pathologists’ Perspectives in Turkey
The purpose of this research was to investigate speech-language pathologists’ (SLPs) perspectives, attitudes, and experiences of using telepractice for preschoolers in Turkey.
Merve Dilbaz Gürsoy +2 more
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Speech-language therapists (SLTs) in South Africa are increasingly considering alternative models of service delivery to children at risk for language and literacy development delays. A transprofessional model of collaboration allows SLTs and teachers to
Helena Oosthuizen +2 more
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Perceptions of mothers with preterm infants about early communication development: A scoping review
Background: Preterm infants are at risk of communication disorders or delays, and their mothers experience various difficult emotions and realities. These communication difficulties could be effectively prevented or addressed through the provision of ...
Elanie van Schalkwyk +4 more
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Background and Objectives: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), a pain-alleviating and muscle-relaxing treatment used in physio-therapeutic clinical practice, has recently appeared to be just as effective in dysphonia. This review aimed at
Panagiotis Plotas +13 more
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Transient Evoked and Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions in a Group of Neonates
Introduction The most commonly used method in neonatal hearing screening programs is transient evoked otoacoustic emissions in the first stage of the process. There are few studies comparing transient evoked otoacoustic emissions with distortion product,
Giovanna Cesar Silva +4 more
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Assessment and diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder: The experiences of speech and language therapists [PDF]
© The Author(s) 2019. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the ...
Bishop D. V. M. +7 more
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