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"At the end of the day we're kind of motoring along on our own": Investigating the views of people with aphasia, their family, and SLTs on the need, value, and challenges of providing family therapy after stroke.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2024)Background Stroke significantly impacts the lives of both the person who sustained the stroke and their entire family unit, often profoundly changing the roles and dynamics within families. Aphasia, a communication disability ... -
Supporting the Engagement of Siblings of AAC Users
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2024)Background. Siblings occupy a central position within the family unit, often sharing intimate and long-lasting relationships, spending significant time together, assuming diverse roles in each other's lives, and influencing ... -
An intensive neurorehabilitation programme with sEMG biofeedback to improve swallowing in Idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD): A feasibility study
(2023)Background: Studies suggest swallow intervention programmes that incorporate visual biofeedback and motor programming principles can improve swallowing and quality of life for people with idiopathic Parkinson's disease ... -
Swallowing Outcomes in Dysphagia in Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Protocol for a scoping review
(2024)Background: Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromotor disease characterized by muscle weakness and atrophy. Among the clinical manifestations, swallowing difficulties can be associated with this disease and ... -
Rehabilitation interventions for oropharyngeal dysphagia in people with Parkinson's disease
(2024)Parkinson’s disease is estimated to aEect 0.3% of people in industrialised countries, reaching 1% in people over 60 years old and 3% in people over 80 years ( Balestrino 2020 ; Ball 2019 ; Hirsch 2016 ). Swallowing ... -
Development of a Core Outcome Set for Dysphagia Interventions in Parkinson's disease (COS-DIP)
(2024)Introduction: Current clinical trials on swallowing disorders (dysphagia) in Parkinson's disease (PD) apply a high variety of outcomes and different outcome measures making comparative effectiveness research challenging. ... -
Underserved groups in dysphagia intervention trials in Parkinson¿s disease: A scoping review
(2024)Background: Underserved groups in Parkinson's disease (PD) intervention studies are well recognised. However, it remains unclear whether these exclusions apply to oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) intervention studies in PD. ... -
The prevalence and nature of communication and swallowing difficulties among adults with Long-COVID.
(2023)BACKGROUND: Long-COVID is an illness which can be experienced after contracting COVID-19, which has affected millions worldwide to date. Long-COVID is characterised by symptoms of COVID-19 which persist 12 weeks post ... -
The Lived Experiences of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Adults Living with Fibromyalgia
(2024)Background: Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition which has recently been linked with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia). However, to date, sample sizes within completed research are small and study ... -
Surveying the international prevalence and nature of eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties in adults presenting with Fibromyalgia
(2024)Fibromyalgia is a centralized pain syndrome characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, sleep and sensory issues. Fibromyalgia is present in up to 8% of the global population, disproportionally affecting females. Research ... -
Exploring the lived experiences and perspectives of individuals with communication and swallowing difficulties associated with Long-COVID
(2024)BACKGROUND: Long-COVID occurs in individuals with a history of probable or confirmed SARS CoV-2 infection. Long- COVID can affect individuals who experience both mild and severe acute COVID-19 and can involve and affect ... -
"I have the child who has something else." Entering the Worlds of How Mothers Make Sense of `Diagnosis' within the context of their Child with a Rare or Undiagnosed Neurodevelopmental Condition in Ireland: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2024)Information on the experiences of parents whose children have rare or undiagnosed conditions is particularly lacking in Ireland. It can be hypothesised that these parents experience a unique set of challenges, in comparison ... -
EVIDENCE BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN (0-12) WITH ASD AND EATING ISSUES Protocol for Scoping Review
(2022)Background: Approximately 40-90% of people on the autism spectrum are considered to present with challenging eating and mealtime behaviours (2) and are five times more likely to experience eating difficulties than neurotypical ... -
The influence of bias in randomized controlled trials on rehabilitation intervention effect estimates: what we have learned from meta-epidemiological studies.
(2023)This study aimed to synthesize evidence from studies that addressed the influence of bias domains in randomized controlled trials on rehabilitation intervention effect estimates and discuss how these findings can maximize ... -
Examining the Cognitive Linguistic Differences Between Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and a Group of Healthy Controls using a Devised Cognitive Linguistic Assessment
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2023)Background: Changes in language often precede other notable cognitive changes in people who go on to develop dementia, however, given their subtlety, these early-stage communication signs are frequently missed. Speech and ... -
Vocal Adduction Exercises for Swallowing Rehabilitation in Adults with Typical and /or Disordered Swallowing: A Scoping Review
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2022)Background: In healthy individuals, airway protection during swallowing involves closure of the larynx at multiple levels, including adduction of vocal folds. Different vocal adduction exercises have been reported in ... -
A pilot randomised trial on the effect of Gaviscon Advance on laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms in adults referred to an outpatient Speech and Language Therapy service
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2022)Background: Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) can result in vocal tract symptoms and voice problems. The exact pathophysiology and prevalence of LPR is unknown. It can lead to a wide variety of symptoms, and as a result ... -
Tongue Pressure Post-Oesophagectomy: Nature, Trajectory, and Association with Swallow Safety
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2022)Purpose: Oesophageal cancer is a leading cause of cancer worldwide and despite advancements in treatment, it is a leading cause of cancer mortality (Kamangar et al., 2020; Sung et al., 2021). An oesophagectomy is a complicated ... -
The efficacy and effectiveness of early interventions for swallowing to improve swallowing outcomes in patients in the ICU with dysphagia: A Systematic Review
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2022)Background Oropharyngeal dysphagia is observed frequently in patients in intensive care units (ICUs). Τhere are a number of risk factors that might lead to the development of dysphagia and the consequences can affect ... -
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Dysphagia in the Lives of People with Multiple Sclerosis (pwMS): A Qualitative study using Online Reddit forum
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2022)Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a chronic neurodegenerative condition affecting the central and peripheral nervous system is increasing world-wide (Haubrick et al., 2021). Dysphagia or swallowing disorder is present ...