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dc.contributor.authorCochrane, Frances
dc.contributor.authorSiyambalapitiya, Samantha
dc.contributor.authorCornwell, Petrea
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-11T01:16:33Z
dc.date.available2022-04-11T01:16:33Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.issn0963-8288
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09638288.2022.2055160
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/413786
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE: Speech-language pathologists' (SLP) management practices for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults with acquired communication disorder (ACD), following stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI), are not well understood. This study explores SLPs' management approaches for ACDs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults post-stroke or TBI. MATERIALS AND METHODS: SLPs' documented notes were analysed from a two-year retrospective medical record review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults (≥18 years), admitted to a regional Queensland hospital with principal diagnoses of stroke or TBI. RESULTS: SLPs frequently used informal approaches to assess ACDs. English-language formal assessment tools were also used in conjunction with the informal approaches. ACD diagnosis was more common in stroke than TBI patients. One-third of patients with ACD received inpatient rehabilitation at the study site. SLPs infrequently documented cultural or linguistic adaptions to assessment or interventions. CONCLUSIONS: Informal approaches to assess ACDs were commonly employed which may be because they are perceived to be more culturally appropriate. Clinical guidelines for stroke and TBI should accommodate the diversity of cultures and languages. Better consideration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communication styles and incorporation of these into SLP ACD management approaches may facilitate accurate diagnosis and culturally safe rehabilitation services.Implications for RehabilitationInformal approaches for assessment and intervention of ACDs, that incorporate yarning and salient tasks, are likely to be more culturally appropriate and safe for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.More flexibility and guidance in the use of culturally and linguistically appropriate alternative assessment approaches are required in the National stroke guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.The adoption of enhanced models of culturally secure ACD service provision, that incorporate frequent SLP engagement with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander support person during assessment and rehabilitation, are needed.There is an imperative for health professionals to actively account for culture and language difference in rehabilitation practices to ensure Indigenous peoples worldwide receive equitable and culturally-responsive services.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.relation.ispartofjournalDisabil Rehabil
dc.subject.keywordsAboriginal
dc.subject.keywordsAphasia
dc.subject.keywordsacquired brain injury
dc.subject.keywordscommunication
dc.subject.keywordsrehabilitation
dc.titleAssessment and rehabilitation of acquired communication disorders in aboriginal and Torres strait islander adults with stroke or traumatic brain injury: a retrospective chart review
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationCochrane, F; Siyambalapitiya, S; Cornwell, P, Assessment and rehabilitation of acquired communication disorders in aboriginal and Torres strait islander adults with stroke or traumatic brain injury: a retrospective chart review., Disabil Rehabil, 2022
dc.date.updated2022-04-10T08:12:46Z
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered as an advanced online version in Griffith Research Online.
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gro.griffith.authorCornwell, Petrea
gro.griffith.authorSiyambalapitiya, Samantha


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