scholarly journals Outcome measurement in speech and language therapy: a digital journey

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. e100085
Author(s):  
Kathryn Moyse ◽  
Pamela Enderby ◽  
Katie Chadd ◽  
Kamini Gadhok ◽  
Mark Bedwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Digital Tool ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Speech And Language Therapy ◽  
Therapy Interventions ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundEvidencing the impact of speech and language therapy interventions is challenging. The UK’s professional body for speech and language therapists (SLTs) is supporting a consistent approach to outcome measurement and analysis using Therapy Outcome Measures (TOMs).ObjectiveTo develop a digital solution for collecting TOMs data, evaluate the impact of therapeutic interventions and explore contributing factors to outcome variation across clinical areas.MethodAgile methodology was applied to software development. Organisations were recruited to provide data. Criteria were identified to exemplify outcome variability.ResultsA digital tool was developed. 21 organisations provided data on 16 356 individuals. Improvement in at least one domain of TOMs occurred in 77.1% of instances. Data for two clinical areas exemplify the tool’s effectiveness in highlighting the impact of speech and language therapy.ConclusionThis established outcomes data set can be used to evaluate the impact of speech and language therapy, and explore variation in outcomes.

scholarly journals Speech and language therapy approaches to managing primary progressive aphasia

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Volkmer ◽  
Emily Rogalski ◽  
Maya Henry ◽  
Cathleen Taylor-Rubin ◽  
Leanne Ruggero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Compensatory Strategies ◽  
Speech And Language Therapy ◽  
Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Primary Progressive ◽  
Evidence Based Guidelines ◽  
Improve Access

The term primary progressive aphasia (PPA) describes a group of neurodegenerative disorders with predominant speech and language dysfunction as their main feature. There are three main variants – the semantic variant, the nonfluent or agrammatic variant and the logopenic variant – each with specific linguistic deficits and different neuroanatomical involvement. There are currently no curative treatments or symptomatic pharmacological therapies. However, speech and language therapists have developed several impairment-based interventions and compensatory strategies for use in the clinic. Unfortunately, multiple barriers still need to be overcome to improve access to care for people with PPA, including increasing awareness among referring clinicians, improving training of speech and language therapists and developing evidence-based guidelines for therapeutic interventions. This review highlights this inequity and the reasons why neurologists should refer people with PPA to speech and language therapists.

scholarly journals M11 The impact of respiratory speech and language therapy on patients’ cough related symptoms

Thorax ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 71 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A263.1-A263
Author(s):  
J Haines ◽  
C Slinger ◽  
A Vyas ◽  
S Chua ◽  
SJ Fowler
Keyword(s):  
Speech And Language ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Speech And Language Therapy ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Retention in rural speech and language therapy: The impact of rural tertiary education in Australia

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Michelle Smith-Tamaray ◽  
Sarah Verdon ◽  
Laura Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Rural Practice ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Speech And Language Therapy ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND: Recruitment and retention of skilled health workers into rural areas is a major challenge to achieving equity in health between rural and urban populations. OBJECTIVE: This study explored the impact of rurally-based tertiary education in promoting the recruitment and retention of speech and language therapists (SLTs) in non-metropolitan areas and intention to remain in the profession. METHODS: Participants in this cohort study were 133 graduates from a rurally-based speech and language therapy course in Australia who completed the course between 1998 and 2018. Data were collected via an online survey. Data were analysed using inferential statistics, ArcGIS mapping software and content analysis in NVivo. RESULTS: 65.0% of the graduates practiced in rural or remote areas with just 21.1% practicing in major cities. Most participants’ ideal work location was in a rural area. Benefits of rural practice included seeing a mixed caseload, living near family, work/life balance and loving their location. Challenges of rural practice included limited opportunities for specialist caseloads and career progression. In total, 93.2% of the rural graduates intended to remain in the speech and language therapy profession for the next 5 years. CONCLUSIONS: This study indicates that SLTs who are trained in rural areas with a focus on servicing rural populations are highly likely to enter and remain in rural practice, consistent with the rural pipeline model.

Speech and Language Therapy Interventions for Children with Cleft Palate: A Systematic Review

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyson Bessell ◽  
Debbie Sell ◽  
Penny Whiting ◽  
Sue Roulstone ◽  
Liz Albery ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cleft Palate ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Speech And Language Therapy ◽  
Therapy Interventions
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