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| Linda WorrallSummaryAffiliation: University of Queensland Country: Australia Publications
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Designing effective written health education materials: considerations for health professionalsTammy Hoffmann
Division of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Disabil Rehabil 26:1166-73. 2004....- A randomized controlled trial evaluating the active communication education program for older people with hearing impairmentLouise Hickson
Communication Disability in Ageing Research Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia
Ear Hear 28:212-30. 2007..The ACE is a group program that runs for 2 hr per week for 5 wk... - A qualitative study of the transition from hospital to home for individuals with acquired brain injury and their family caregiversBenjamin Turner
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
Brain Inj 21:1119-30. 2007..To explore the transition experiences from hospital to home of a purposive sample of individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI)... 
Social participation for older people with aphasia: the impact of communication disability on friendshipsBronwyn Davidson
Communication Disability Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Top Stroke Rehabil 15:325-40. 2008..The aims of this study were to describe everyday communication with friends for older people with and without aphasia and to examine the nature of actual friendship conversations involving a person with aphasia...- Unifying rehabilitation through theory developmentLinda Worrall
Communication Disability in Ageing Research Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia
Disabil Rehabil 27:1515-6; discussion 1517-9. 2005 - Beyond hearing aid fitting: improving communication for older adultsLouise Hickson
Communication Disability in Ageing Research Unit, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Int J Audiol 42:2S84-91. 2003..Preliminary outcomes have been assessed on a small scale (n = 14) to date. It is concluded that communication programs represent an important adjunct to, or supplement for, the traditional approach that focuses on hearing aid fitting... - Randomised trial of a computer-generated tailored written education package for patients following strokeTammy Hoffmann
Division of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Age Ageing 36:280-6. 2007..The ideal method of providing stroke patients with information has not been established... - Measuring outcomes of a communication program for older people with hearing impairment using the International Outcome InventoryLouise Hickson
Communication Disability in Ageing Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Australia
Int J Audiol 45:238-46. 2006..The two versions of the IOI applied in this study are recommended as simple and effective measures of the outcomes of alternative interventions... - Social communication in older age: lessons from people with aphasiaBronwyn Davidson
Speech Pathology and Communication Disability in Ageing Research Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Top Stroke Rehabil 13:1-13. 2006..The prominence of conversations and the role of storytelling and of humor within the daily social communication of older people are illuminated... - Professionalism and functional outcomesLinda Worrall
Communication Disability in Ageing Research Centre and the Division of Speech Pathology, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
J Commun Disord 39:320-7. 2006.... - The suitability of written education materials for stroke survivors and their carersSally Eames
Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Top Stroke Rehabil 10:70-83. 2003..Simple materials that meet clients' information needs and design preferences may optimally inform them about stroke... - The effect of hearing impairment in older people on the spouseNerina Scarinci
Communication Disability Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia
Int J Audiol 47:141-51. 2008..Spouses in this study experienced a wide range of effects as a result of their partners' HI. Implications for audiological rehabilitation are discussed... - Community-based stroke information for clients with stroke and their carers: is there congruency between actual and recommended practice?Sally Eames
Division of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Top Stroke Rehabil 15:295-306. 2008..This project describes in detail the provision of information to clients with stroke and their carers by community services in Brisbane, Australia, and compares these to current recommendations in the literature... - The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in clinical practiceEstella P-M Ma
Centre for Communication Disorders, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong
Semin Speech Lang 28:241-3. 2007 - The provision of health information to stroke patients within an acute hospital setting: what actually happens and how do patients feel about it?Kimberley Knight
Communication Disability in Ageing Research Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland
Top Stroke Rehabil 13:78-98. 2006..Patients with aphasia received information for less time and on fewer topics. Implications regarding approaches to information provision for patients with and without aphasia are discussed... - Perspectives of quality of life by people with aphasia and their family: suggestions for successful livingMadeline Cruice
Speech and Language Therapy, Department of Language and Communication Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, City University, London, United Kingdom
Top Stroke Rehabil 13:14-24. 2006..The impact of aphasia varies across the cases, and the need to accept change for successful living is illustrated in all accounts... - Stroke education materials on the World Wide Web: an evaluation of their quality and suitabilityErin Griffin
Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, Australia
Top Stroke Rehabil 11:29-40. 2004..The importance of considering consumers' preferences when designing and recommending websites is highlighted...