Public perspectives on communication disorders and profession of speech-language pathology

Chu, Shin Ying; Tang, Keng Ping; McConnell, Grace E.; Rasdi, Hanif Farhan Mohd; Yuen, MF

doi:10.1080/2050571x.2019.1570705

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“…The questionnaire was based on the validated survey originally designed for the Canadian (1987) study and later used in the Jordanian (2014) and Malaysian (2019) studies 7,9,11 . The survey for the current study was adjusted to update terminology and contextualised to suit a regional Australian population.…”

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“…Review of the results of these five studies yielded 3 common themes: (a) poor awareness of speech pathology as a profession; (b) poor awareness of communication disorders; and (c) the need for further research to advocate for the profession and its role in public health 7‐11 . While limited, this research suggests that low levels of community awareness and understanding of speech pathology have a negative impact on accessing appropriate services for assessment and management of communication and swallowing disorders 7‐11 …”

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confidence: 94%

“…Research regarding public awareness of speech pathology and allied health professions as a whole is limited with the majority of extant studies indicating poor awareness of the services available. In speech pathology, there are only 5 published studies worldwide on community or public awareness available to date, all of which report low public awareness of communication disorders and speech pathology as a profession 7‐11 . Although studies on the public perception of physiotherapy report a high level of general awareness of the profession, all reported limited knowledge of the range of services that physiotherapists can provide 12‐16 .…”

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“…As indicated, the body of work investigating community awareness and understanding of speech pathology is limited and dated; three of the five studies are more than 30 years old, and only one represented awareness of speech pathology in Australia 7‐11 . Review of the results of these five studies yielded 3 common themes: (a) poor awareness of speech pathology as a profession; (b) poor awareness of communication disorders; and (c) the need for further research to advocate for the profession and its role in public health 7‐11 .…”

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Community awareness of speech pathology: A regional perspective

Janes

Zupan

Signal

2020

Australian J Rural Health

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Objective Speech pathology has a history of low public awareness and in the absence of current research it is unclear if community awareness has changed in recent years. This study sought to explore a regional community’s awareness of speech pathology as the impetus for considering future directions pertaining to awareness and understanding of the scope of practice of this profession. Design An anonymous online survey was created using questions from previously validated surveys on this topic, and then distributed via snowball sampling using social media. Setting Data are from residents of the Central Queensland community in Australia. Participants Two hundred and seven adults who live in Central Queensland completed the survey. Main outcome measures Comparisons were drawn between the responses from this survey to those from earlier studies. Results The majority of respondents had heard of speech pathology mostly due to personal contact, but they indicated that they did not know ‘a lot’ about speech pathology. Knowledgeable individuals had higher levels of education and were better able to identify speech pathologists’ scope of practice. Personal contact with a speech pathologist also significantly contributed to self‐rated knowledge and accurate identification of scope of practice of speech pathologists. Conclusion While regional Central Queensland community members have heard of speech pathology, their self‐reported knowledge of the profession continues to be low. In order to optimise service access and consumer outcomes it is recommended that the profession aims to improve community awareness of speech pathology.

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confidence: 94%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Community awareness of speech pathology: A regional perspective

Janes

Zupan

Signal

2020

Australian J Rural Health

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“…In Malaysia, there are social incidents involving individuals with ASD that cause stigma towards them, but at the same time, heighten the awareness for a better understanding of ASD (The Star, 2018). Yet, limited studies on ASD have been conducted in South‐East Asia, including Malaysia (Chu, Tang, McConnell, Hanif, & Yuen, 2019; Clark, Brown, & Karrapaya, 2012; Ilias et al, 2018; Ilias, Liaw, Cornish, Park, & Golden, 2017; Joginder Singh, Chan, & Ahmad Rusli, 2016; Neik, Lee, Low, Chia, & Chua, 2014). Several studies on ASD in Malaysia reported in the literature focus on the well‐being of parents of children with ASD.…”

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Self‐stigma and its associations with stress and quality of life among Malaysian parents of children with autism

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Park

Lee

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Background This study explored the relationship between self‐perceived stigmatization (affiliate stigma), stress and quality of life among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Method Participants (N = 110) filled‐in the Affiliate Stigma Scale, the Caregiver Burden Inventory and the CarerQOL scale. Results Parents reported low scores on stigma and fair levels of stress and quality of life, indicating that parents do not feel stigmatized by affiliation with a child with ASD nor are they stressed from affiliate stigma. After controlling for demographic factors, both the relationships of affiliate stigma with stress and with quality of life were weak, indicating that stigma may have little to no effect on stress and quality of life. Conclusion Cultural and religious beliefs may play a part in the acceptance of a child's condition, resulting in less impact of stigma on the parents.

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