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Article: Clinician survey on speech pathology services for people with aphasia in Hong Kong
Title | Clinician survey on speech pathology services for people with aphasia in Hong Kong |
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Keywords | Best practice recommendations Clinician survey Intervention approach Aphasia Service adequacy |
Issue Date | 2018 |
Citation | Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders, 2018, v. 3, n. 3, p. 201-212 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This study aims to investigate aphasia practices by speech-language pathologists working with clients suffering from acquired neurogenic communication disorders through an online survey. Questions pertaining to content and intensity of aphasia management, service adequacy, and barriers to effective service provision to persons with aphasia were asked to understand the current service-provision situation in Hong Kong. A web-based questionnaire containing 38 questions was electronically distributed to speech-language pathologists in Hong Kong. A total of 41 respondents (equivalent to about 5% of the body of clinicians) completed and returned the survey. Compared to recommendations in existing best practice guidelines of aphasia from western countries, the results indicated that intensity and frequency of current aphasia services in Hong Kong fell short of expectations. Major challenges perceived by speech-language pathologists that contributed to dissatisfaction of aphasia service included limited manpower, resources, funding, and accessibility. It was also found that barriers to effective services could be related to clinicians' restricted adoption of intervention approaches, lack of active involvement of related healthcare professionals, and insufficient effort of referring persons with aphasia to support or self-help groups. Finally, factors to consider in order to improve existing aphasia management were discussed. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/307507 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Kong, Anthony Pak Hin | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tse, Christine Wing Kwan | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-03T06:22:44Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-03T06:22:44Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders, 2018, v. 3, n. 3, p. 201-212 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/307507 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study aims to investigate aphasia practices by speech-language pathologists working with clients suffering from acquired neurogenic communication disorders through an online survey. Questions pertaining to content and intensity of aphasia management, service adequacy, and barriers to effective service provision to persons with aphasia were asked to understand the current service-provision situation in Hong Kong. A web-based questionnaire containing 38 questions was electronically distributed to speech-language pathologists in Hong Kong. A total of 41 respondents (equivalent to about 5% of the body of clinicians) completed and returned the survey. Compared to recommendations in existing best practice guidelines of aphasia from western countries, the results indicated that intensity and frequency of current aphasia services in Hong Kong fell short of expectations. Major challenges perceived by speech-language pathologists that contributed to dissatisfaction of aphasia service included limited manpower, resources, funding, and accessibility. It was also found that barriers to effective services could be related to clinicians' restricted adoption of intervention approaches, lack of active involvement of related healthcare professionals, and insufficient effort of referring persons with aphasia to support or self-help groups. Finally, factors to consider in order to improve existing aphasia management were discussed. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | Best practice recommendations | - |
dc.subject | Clinician survey | - |
dc.subject | Intervention approach | - |
dc.subject | Aphasia | - |
dc.subject | Service adequacy | - |
dc.title | Clinician survey on speech pathology services for people with aphasia in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.21849/cacd.2018.00409 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85085324687 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 3 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 201 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 212 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2508-5948 | - |