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2017-12-15

Chung, Angela, Mayo, Caroline, Cleary, Stuart, Kim, Esther

The purpose of this study is to examine: 1) the feasibility of adapting M-MAT to b delivered in a long term care setting and 2) the impact of adapted M-MAT on language and communication outcomes of an individual with aphasia.

2017-06-28

Masuta, Bhavna, Yanke, Jill, Cleary, Stuart

Dysphagia is a common symptom of a variety of medical conditions. The traditional treatment employed to avoid aspiration pneumonia for individuals with thin liquid dysphagia has been the use of thickened liquids (Karagiannis, Chivers, & Karagiannis, 2011). However, recent research indicates that...

2014-05-26

Kaskiw, Terra, Robinson, Dana, Simison, Sara

Purpose To create a normative database of 160 participants across a variety of commonly used airway clearance behaviours in healthy adults. This is the beginning phase of a larger project that aims to explore airway clearance behaviours in patients with neuromuscular diseases and conditions. As...

2012-06-11

Wesner, Stephanie, Sellinger, Kelly, Pangalia, Jessica, Mak, Karen

Individuals with dementia who live in long-term care facilities often lack opportunities for social interaction. Mealtimes provide such an opportunity, yet there are few studies of the nature of communication during mealtimes. The purpose of this 900 project was to examine verbal and non-verbal...

2012-03-29

West, Talia

In this paper, I provide an overview of aphasia and the issue of capacity assessment, followed by a summary of the current literature on the topic. The goals of this paper are to discuss current practices and challenges in capacity assessment and to provide a foundation for researchers to guide...

2011-12-20

Dolan, Elene, Holte, Heather, Trussell, Stephanie, Barnard, Kirsten

“The Cognition and Communication Home Workbook for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury” was designed to target speech, language and communication deficits and build upon strengths of individuals with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Development of the workbook was requested by the Brain Care...

2012-04-02

Thoresen-Semonick, Christina, Wunderlich, Lorielle, Cust, Sarah

Peak cough flow (PCF) is a measure of cough strength and capacity. According to American Thoracic Society (ATS) standards, patients should be seated upright during pulmonary function testing. However, the effect of sitting angle on PCF and other measures of cough function in patients with ALS has...

2014-04-14

Beckett, Laura, Bruder, Ann, Pranjivan, Trisha, Weran, Pamela, Garrett-Petts, Samantha, Benetti, Sarah

The Edmonton Public Library (EPL) is a community resource that offers a variety of materials, technology and services as well as an extensive on-line database of digital materials for the public to utilize. The purpose of this project was to identify EPL’s existing resources and assistive...

2016-12-01

Ostevik, Amberley, Slaughter, Susan E., Ickert, Carla, Hopper, Tammy, Hodgetts, Bill

Purpose: The study aims were: 1) to explore the relationship between hearing loss and cognitive-communication performance of individuals with dementia, and 2) to determine if hearing loss is accurately identified by long-term care (LTC) staff. The research questions were: 1) What is the effect of...

2010-12-03

Wilson, Lindsay, Lawson, Ben, Stupka, Erika, Soderquist, Stephanie

Purpose The primary purpose of this 900 project was to explore the effects of Lung Volume Recruitment (LVR) on voice and speech in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) through the development of analysis protocols for several dependent measures. Methods Speech and voice data from a...