Communication Disability in Aging

by Worrall, Linda; Hickson, Louise

• ISBN13: 9780769300153
• ISBN10: 0769300154
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-24
• Publisher: Singular

Summary

This manual presents state-of-the-art theory and practical information on the management of communication disability in older adults. The role of speech-language pathologists and audiologists in prevention and intervention is covered in detail with a realistic view of multidisciplinary care settings. Readers receive a strong foundation for understanding the impact of the environment, social and medical, as well as the aging and disease processes that affect communication of older adults. Emphasis is placed on going beyond knowledge of the impairment to understanding the consequence of the communication disability on the quality of daily life.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
How to Use this Text	ix
About the Authors	x
Section I OVERVIEW	1	(68)
Introduction to Aging and Communication	3	(16)
Theoretical Foundations of Communication Disability in Aging	19	(26)
Models of Practice in the Management of Older People With Communication Disabilities	45	(24)
Section II COMMUNICATION CHANGES WITH AGE	69	(124)
Communication and Swallowing Impairments	71	(60)
Communication Activity Limitations	131	(30)
Participation and Quality of Life	161	(32)
Section III PRACTICE IN DIFFERENT GERONTOLOGICAL SETTINGS	193	(122)
The Community Environment	195	(30)
The Hospital Setting	225	(32)
The Residential Care Environment for the Aged	257	(38)
Implications for Theory, Practice, and Policy	295	(20)
Section IV APPENDIXES	315	(66)
List of Appendices	317	(2)
Chapter 5 Appendixes	319	(26)
Appendix 5A Communicative Activities Checklist	321	(3)
Appendix 5B Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly	324	(3)
Appendix 5C Self-Assessment of Communication	327	(3)
Appendix 5D Nursing Home Hearing Handicap Index (NHHHI): Self Version for the Resident, & Nursing Home Hearing Handicap (NHHHI): Staff Version	330	(3)
Appendix 5E Denver Scale of Communication Function---Modified	333	(10)
Appendix 5F Client-Oriented Scale of Improvement	343	(2)
Chapter 6 Appendixes	345	(20)
Appendix 6A Social Activities Checklist (SOCACT)	347	(4)
Appendix 6B Short Form-36 Health Survey	351	(5)
Appendix 6C Rand Social Health Battery	356	(3)
Appendix 6D Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey	359	(3)
Appendix 6E Ryff Survey (Condensed) ``How I Feel About Myself''	362	(3)
Chapter 7 Appendixes	365	(16)
Appendix 7A An example of a reflective activity from the Keep on Talking program	367	(1)
Appendix 7B An example of an information handout from the Keep on Talking program	368	(1)
Appendix 7C Summary Action Plan from the Keep on Talking program	369	(1)
Appendix 7D Social/Communication activities table from the Keep on Talking program	370	(1)
Appendix 7E Example of a completed Social/Communication activities table from the Keep on Talking program	371	(1)
Appendix 7F Adult Aural Rehabilitation Group Outline	372	(2)
Appendix 7G Outline of the first session of the Active Communication Education program	374	(3)
Appendix 7H Outline of the module on conversation in noise from the Active Communication Education program	377	(2)
Appendix 7I Examples of communicative activities from the Functional Communication Therapy Planner (Worrall, 1999)	379	(2)
Index	381