Quantitative Analysis of Classroom Communication Environments for Learners With Deafblindness

2021 ◽  
pp. 002246692110413
Author(s):  
L. Beth Brady
Keyword(s):  
Visual Communication ◽  
Verbal Communication ◽  
Sensory Loss ◽  
Classroom Communication ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Behavioral Coding ◽  
Teacher Surveys ◽  
Communication Environments ◽  
Dual Sensory Loss ◽  
Matrix Assessment

Classroom environments were analyzed to better understand adult language modeling rates and whether teacher certification practices contributed to differences with learners with deafblindness (DB). Student characteristics were also examined in relation to communication rates. When there is a dual sensory loss, access to tactile and visual communication forms (i.e., multimodal) in addition to verbal communication is needed. Data were collected from 15 teacher–student dyads from four states through behavioral coding of videotaped language samples, teacher surveys, and the Communication Matrix assessment. Overall, teachers used verbal communication significantly more than additional classroom staff. Teachers in a state that required a severe/profound certification had significantly higher rates of overall communication, visual communication, and had students with higher communication levels.

Communication participation in older adults with dual sensory loss

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 232-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Crowe ◽  
Hanna Birkbak Hovaldt ◽  
Jesper Dammeyer
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Sensory Loss ◽  
Dual Sensory Loss

scholarly journals Association Between Sensory Loss and Falls Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Population: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses

2022 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yifan Zhou ◽  
Yanping Hu ◽  
Jianfeng Luo ◽  
Yinwen Li ◽  
Haiyun Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Population ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Falls Prevention ◽  
Sensory Loss ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dual Sensory Loss ◽  
Older Chinese ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Previous studies have suggested that sensory loss is linked to falls. However, most of these studies were cross-sectional designed, focused on single sensory loss, and were conducted in developed countries with mixed results. The current study aims to investigate the longitudinal relationship between hearing loss (HL), vision loss (VL) and dual sensory loss (DSL) with falls among middle-aged and older Chinese population over 7 years.Methods: The data was obtained from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS). In total, 7,623 Chinese older adults aged over 45 were included at baseline 2011 in this study. Self-reported falls and HL/VL/DSL were accepted. Other confounding variables included age, sex, BMI, educational level, marital status, various physical disorders and lifestyles. The impact of baseline sensory status on baseline prevalence of falls and incident falls over 7 years were assessed using logistic regression analyses. A logistic mixed model was used to assess the association between time-varying sensory loss with incident falls over 7 years after adjusted with multi-confounding factors.Results: Single and dual sensory loss groups had significantly higher prevalence of falls compared to no sensory loss (NSL) group (DSL: 22.4%, HL: 17.4%, VL: 15.7%, NSL: 12.3%). Baseline HL (OR: 1.503, 95% CI: 1.240–1.820), VL (OR: 1.330, 95% CI: 1.075–1.646) and DSL (OR: 2.061, 95% CI: 1.768–2.404) were significantly associated with prevalence of falls. For longitudinal observation over 7 years, baseline HL/DSL and persistence of all types of sensory loss were associated with incidence of falls. Time-varying HL (OR: 1.203, 95% CI: 1.070–1.354) and DSL (OR: 1.479, 95% CI: 1.343–1.629) were associated with incident falls after adjusted with multi-confounders, while VL was not.Conclusion: HL and DSL are significantly associated with both onset and increased incidence of falls over 7 year's observation in middle-aged and elderly Chinese population. Persistence or amelioration of sensory loss status could exert divergent influences on incidence of falls, which should be considered in the development of falls-prevention public health policies for aging population.

scholarly journals Trajectories of Limitations in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Frail Older Adults With Vision, Hearing, or Dual Sensory Loss

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 936-942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigrid Mueller-Schotte ◽  
Nicolaas P A Zuithoff ◽  
Yvonne T van der Schouw ◽  
Marieke J Schuurmans ◽  
Nienke Bleijenberg
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Sensory Loss ◽  
Frail Older Adults ◽  
Instrumental Activities ◽  
Dual Sensory Loss

scholarly journals Older adults with dual sensory loss in rehabilitation show high functioning and may fare better than those with single sensory loss

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. e0237152
Author(s):  
Andrea Urqueta Alfaro ◽  
Dawn M. Guthrie ◽  
Cathy McGraw ◽  
Walter Wittich
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Sensory Loss ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
Dual Sensory Loss ◽  
Better Than

scholarly journals SCREENING FOR VISION AND HEARING LOSS IN OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA: A FEASIBILITY STUDY

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S120-S121
Author(s):  
Katherine McGilton ◽  
Fiona Höbler ◽  
Marilyn Reed ◽  
Tammy Labreche ◽  
M Kathleen Pichora-Fuller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Vision Loss ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Sensory Loss ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Dual Sensory Loss

Abstract Sensory loss accounts for one of the most common chronic conditions among older adults, with hearing loss affecting half of adults aged over 65 years and vision loss almost one fifth of those aged 70 years and over. Together, dual sensory loss is found to be most prevalent in older adults with dementia. The highest prevalence is found in long-term care (LTC) settings. For this reason, we conducted a multi-stage study to identify the most effective vision and hearing screening tools for use with older adults living with dementia and to evaluate their feasibility of use by nurses working in LTC. We first conducted a comprehensive review of the literature, and supplemented this with an environmental scan of healthcare professionals and sensory specialists working with older adults who have dementia. Following this extensive review and consultative decision-making process, a package of vision and hearing screening tools was selected for use by nurses working in LTC. On-site training was provided by two experienced audiologists and optometrists, after which the feasibility of sensory screening by three nurses of 17 residents under their care was evaluated. We report on the six measures of hearing and seven measures of vision that were piloted for screening of older adults with dementia living in LTC, and on the findings for their feasibility of use by nurses working in this setting. Recommendations regarding the feasibility and reliability of screening for vision and hearing loss in older adults with dementia are discussed.

scholarly journals Verbal and Visual Communication in the Movie The Hunger Games

HUMANIS ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 604
Author(s):  
Ayu Putu Fridayanti ◽  
Ni Wayan Sukarini ◽  
Putu Weddha Savitri
Keyword(s):  
Visual Communication ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Lower Class ◽  
Verbal Communication ◽  
Upper Class ◽  
Communication Analysis ◽  
Hunger Games ◽  
The Hunger Games ◽  
Communication Modes ◽  
The Relationship

Communication can be made by using two kinds of mode; they are verbal and visual communication modes. Nowadays, people tend to focus on the verbal communication and ignore the visual communication itself, even though they have the same important part of communication by using language. This study entitled “Verbal and Visual Communication in the Movie The Hunger Games” is trying to reveal and find out the sentence forms of the characters’ verbal utterances, the visual signs of the scene among the characters and the relationship between those communications. In the study, The Hunger Games movie is used as the data source. It tells about a death game that was held by a capitol city which was inhabited by people of the upper class and the people of the lower class who live in the districts as the tribute of the game. The method used to analyze the movie is Qualitative method. The main theory used is proposed by Dyer (1986) with his Verbal and Visual Communication theory and helped by using a theory from Timothy Shopen (2007) describing the types of sentence in form of verbal utterance. Based on the analysis, all of the sentence types as the verbal communication analysis and almost all of the visual sign elements in the movie were found, except for the national and racial element in appearance category. The verbal and visual communications represented in the movie supports each other to convey the meaning. It shows the differences between two different social classes; they are upper and lower classes. How the characters of the upper class speak, act, and look, tend to be more polite, prestigious, classy, colorful, and more educated than the characters of the lower class. It shows the relationship of visual and verbal communication itself. 

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