Communication strategies for adults in palliative care: the speech-language therapists' perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Communication disorders are a challenge that many patients in palliative care (PC) may encounter. This intervention area is emerging for the speech-language therapist (SLT), the professional who works in preventing, assessing, diagnosing, and treating human communication disorders. This study aims to identify and classify the communication strategies considered most important by SLTs for use in PC and evaluate whether there are any differences in perception regarding the importance of strategies between SLTs with and without PC experience.

Methods

This cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted using a survey, which employed a well-structured, self-completion questionnaire previously validated by a panel of experts with over six years of PC experience.

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SUBMITTER: Dias C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10880300 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature