Speech-language pathology services in Australian and New Zealand pediatric burn units and chemical ingestion injury
| Autor: | Nicola A. Clayton, Anna M. Follent, Pamela Dodrill, Elizabeth C. Ward, Anna F. Rumbach |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Linguistics and Language
medicine.medical_specialty Pathology genetic structures Referral Service delivery framework business.industry Computer-assisted web interviewing Burn units equipment and supplies eye diseases Speech and Hearing Otorhinolaryngology medicine sense organs Pediatric burn Speech-Language Pathology business |
| Zdroj: | Speech, Language and Hearing. 18:116-124 |
| ISSN: | 2050-5728 2050-571X |
| DOI: | 10.1179/2050572814y.0000000057 |
| Popis: | To date, little is known regarding the extent and nature of involvement of speech-language pathology (SLP) services within pediatric burn settings. The aim of this clinical service study was to investigate the role of SLP services within burn teams across Australia and New Zealand. Eleven pediatric burn units were identified as members of the Australian and New Zealand Burn Association Bi National Burns Registry. Representatives from both burn units and SLP departments at each setting were sent a link to a purpose-built online questionnaire. Seven responses from eight centers were received, with paired responses (burn units and SLP departments) being obtained from six centers. Pediatric burn units and SLP departments were found to differ in perceptions of SLP involvement in burn care. No burn units reported utilization of a protocol for referral to SLP. Dysphagia, followed by orofacial contracture management was the most frequently reported areas of SLP involvement, and multidisciplinary contribution with... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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