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Approaches to training speech-language pathologists to work with people with aphasia: A systematic review
No full textPurpose: The aim of this systematic review was to analyze the published research on training approaches for preparing current and future speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to work effectively with people with aphasia (PWA). The review addresses key questions regarding the described training approaches, their key features, research quality, and efficacy.
Method: The review was conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines and registered with International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42024453742). The literature search spanned nine databases. Eligibility criteria included peer-reviewed publications in English that reported on training programs involving current or future SLPs working with PWA. Studies were assessed for research quality using the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA's) levels of evidence framework. Narrative synthesis was used to identify key features in the training programs.
Results: A total of 920 citations were identified, with 50 studies meeting the inclusion criteria for analysis. Included studies represented a broad range of training approaches, research designs, and research quality. The 50 studies fell into ASHA levels of evidence Ib, IIa, IIb, III, and IV. Statistical meta-analysis was not possible because of variability in research design and outcome measures, but the studies revealed statistically significant findings relevant to the question of what makes training effective for preparing clinicians to work with people with aphasia.
Conclusions: The current literature related to training of clinicians to work with PWA is heterogeneous in approach, outcome metrics, and methodological quality. There is evidence supporting several recommendations for training clinicians including integrating direct interactions with PWA during training, combining didactic and experiential learning, and incorporating reflective practices. Overall, the review highlights the need for well-described evidence-based training standards for speech-language pathology students working with PWA. Future research should aim to develop and validate comprehensive training guidelines to improve care quality for individuals with aphasia
The maze task as a sentence formulation treatment for aphasia: A feasibility study
No full textThis work was supported by a University Research/Creative Projects Award from Wichita State University, grant #200182.This study aimed to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the maze task, a tool commonly used to investigate the time course of sentence processing, as a treatment for sentence formulation in people with aphasia. Five participants with chronic aphasia completed seven sessions of the computerized maze task. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was used to examine whether participants improved at the task with repeated practice. In each session, participants made three independent attempts per sentence, followed by an attempt with verbal and visual cues provided by a clinician. Task accuracy and response time data were collected to measure improvement. At the end of each session, the participants completed a subjective experience questionnaire to examine the acceptability of performing the task. The results indicated that all participants demonstrated improvement in both accuracy and response time. These improvements were statistically significant, and the large effect sizes indicated potential therapeutic significance. The participants rated the task with high acceptability scores across all seven sessions. The use of the maze task to improve sentence formulation appeared to be feasible and acceptable. Future research is needed to examine the characteristics of people with aphasia who would benefit from this task and the additional effects of using it
Analysis of predictive indicators for Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders in children: Insights from a parental questionnaire
No full textPresented to the 20th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Rhatigan Student Center, Wichita State University, April 26, 2024.Research completed in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health Professions.INTRODUCTION: Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders (OMD) are characterized by abnormal lip, jaw, or tongue positions during rest, swallowing, or speech. Identifying indicators of OMD in children can be crucial for early intervention and treatment. However, the relationship between various potential indicators and OMD risk/severity is not well-established. --- PURPOSE: The study aimed to identify indicators that are predictive of a higher risk for OMD in children. By analyzing responses from a parent, the study sought to understand which variables and categories were most correlated with the risk and severity of OMD. --- METHODS: A questionnaire was distributed to parents, covering 10 categories which included medical history, dental, surgical, speech, feeding, and sleep. Responses were binary (yes/no). The dataset included 18 respondents. Statistical analyses such as descriptive statistics, frequency analysis, and Pearson correlation were conducted using SPSS. The focus was on identifying the correlation between individual indicators, categories, and the total OMD score. --- RESULTS: Overall, the survey identified several characteristics that were diagnostically significant. Sleep-related issues (like 'Breathes Loudly', 'Poor Sleep Quality', and 'Wakes up Tired') were strongly correlated with higher total OMD scores. Variables related to speech and habitual behaviors also demonstrated notable correlations. --- CONCLUSION: The study highlights potential indicators for OMD in children. Categories such as certain sleep behaviors, habitual behaviors, and speech deficits are positively correlated with increased OMD risk. These findings can inform clinicians and researchers about potential areas of focus for early intervention. Future research should further investigate these relationships to establish causality and develop a comprehensive screening tool for OMD in children.Graduate School, Academic Affairs, University Librarie
Exploring the impact of autism and gender in online fan communities
No full textPresented to the 21st Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Rhatigan Student Center, Wichita State University, April 11, 2025.Research completed in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health Professions.INTRODUCTION: This study explores the relationship between autism, gender, and engagement with online fan communities and fan-created transformative works. Deficits associated with autism in the areas of social communication, imagination, and narrative skills (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) have the potential to limit participation in fan communities. However, some have argued that elements of these communities may play to autistic individuals' strengths while removing barriers to social interaction and creative expression (Browning & Veit, 2022; Peeples et al., 2018). This interaction may be influenced by gender differences in autism (Boorse et al., 2019; Mazurek et al., 2012; McFayden et al., 2019). Very little research has investigated autistic individuals' participation in online fan communities and none has investigated the role of gender.
PURPOSE: This study takes the first step towards filling that gap by exploring how autistic and non-autistic people of multiple genders engage with online fan communities.
METHODS: This study utilized a survey that was distributed across multiple fandom platforms. Responses (N = 149, age 18-71, M = 28.55, SD = 8.08) included demographic characteristics, diagnosis, and participation in fan activities.
RESULTS: A chi-square test of independence revealed no significant difference in gender or sex distribution by autism diagnostic status in online fan communities, with females most prevalent across all diagnostic groups. Two-way MANOVA revealed no significant effect of diagnostic status or gender on participation in creative, analytical, narrative, or interactive activities. Two-way repeated measures MANOVA revealed significantly greater preferences for system-oriented genres in original fiction and significantly greater preferences for character-oriented and transformative genres in fanfiction across all diagnostic groups and genders.
CONCLUSION: In online fan communities, autistic people do not show reduced social engagement, creativity, or literacy, or avoidance of social cognition, fiction, or imagination. Findings may offer clinicians and educators new strength- and interest-based avenues for facilitating literacy, communication, and social skill development.Graduate School, Academic Affairs, University Librarie
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Developing a chatbot-based screening tool for rapid assessment of computer-mediated communication impairment
Get PDFThesis (Ph.D.)-- Wichita State University, College of Health Professions, Department of Communication Sciences and DisordersComputer-mediated communication (CMC) is an increasingly dominant communication modality, and there has been a subsequent increase in the number of reported cases of individuals with impaired CMC. A literature review reveals evidence such deficits can occur in individuals who are otherwise linguistically intact, and that existing assessment tools may not reliably detect such impairments. SpeechBot, a prototype chatbot-based rapid assessment tool, was designed to meet this need. By conducting the assessment and data collection using participants’ personal devices, each individual’s digital idiolect (their hardware, software, input method, and other preferences) can be accommodated more naturalistically.
Results from an initial exploratory study at a large acute-care hospital indicate that SpeechBot can identify CMC impairment in individuals who otherwise demonstrated no linguistic deficits. The tool was able to discriminate between severe and mild/moderate impairment, and initial results suggest sensitivity to several different CMC impairment profiles. This study indicates that further research into CMC assessment is urgently needed, and that dynamic chatbot-based tools like SpeechBot may provide a solution to many of the confounds that have previously challenged such research
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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