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A Study of Vocal Facilitating Techniques Compared to Manual Circumlaryngeal Therapy in Teachers with Muscle Tension Dysphonia (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) is frequently diagnosed within the teaching profession because it makes up the largest group of professional voice users worldwide. Teaching can cause environmental factors such as poor vocal hygiene and psychological factors such as emotional and physical stress on the voice. All of this puts teachers at a higher risk for […]
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The Impact of Parkinson’s Disease on Breath Pauses and Their Relationship to Speech Impairments: A Longitudinal Study (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
During conversations, the respiratory physiological and cognitive-linguistic systems need to coordinate to follow appropriate breath pauses, syntax, and punctuation. With normal aging, the respiratory system does change with reduced elastic recoil of the lungs, respiratory muscle strength, and chest wall compliance. To compensate for these changes, older adults increase the number of appropriate syntax breaths […]
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Improving Outcomes for Hospitalized Patients Pre-and Post-COVID-19 (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Whether it’s planned or unexpected, a hospitalization can often cause patients to be anxious with all the unknown procedures and treatments involved with the care and the medical professional involved. When a patient cannot communicate effectively with family members or caregivers, this can amplify fear, stress, and anxiety. Patients are three times more likely to […]
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Respiratory Muscle Training in Stroke Patients with Respiratory Muscle Weakness, Dysphagia, and Dysarthria – A Prospective Randomized Trial (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
After a stroke, people frequently have difficulties with swallowing, respiratory muscle weakness, impaired voluntary cough, decreased peak expiratory flow, reduced fitness abilities, and dysarthria. Inspiratory muscle training (MIT) is known to improve inspiratory muscle strength and endurance within eight weeks to achieve >90% expected maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) for people with chronic stroke. Expiratory muscle […]
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Depression in Poststroke Aphasia (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Poststroke depression is poorly understood; it is estimated that about 60% of individuals with aphasia have depression at some point during their stroke recovery. Often individuals with aphasia are excluded from research studies because of the inability to complete self-reported questionnaires frequently used for depression assessment procedures. Individuals with aphasia represent a high-risk population who […]
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Speech-Language Pathology Guidance for Tracheostomy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Multidisciplinary Perspective (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Patients with tracheostomy increase the exposure risks for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and other frontline healthcare providers because of the direct contact with the mucosal surface, secretions, and aerosols. The reflexes of sneezing and coughing should be assumed grossly intact for awake patients, which increases the frequency of aerosolization during procedures. Many hospital procedures can cause […]
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How Is Quality of Life Assessed in People with Dementia? A Systematic Literature Review and a Primer for Speech-Language Pathologists (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Person-centered care (PCC) is an accepted care guideline that focuses on the whole person’s physical, cognitive, and emotional needs. PCC has four principles to achieve this goal of considering the entire person. The first goal of PCC is to maximize the person’s ability to participate in care decisions and valued activities. The second goal is […]
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Evaluation of Swallowing Function on Healthy Adults While Using High-Flow Nasal Cannula (2019)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is a common method of treatment for individuals with compromised respiratory systems. HFNC benefits are well documented within the literature. Some of these benefits include reducing ventilation dead space within the lungs, reducing nasopharyngeal resistance, providing continuous positive airway pressure, and promoting the movement of secretions with inhalation of humidification. There […]
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Well-Being, Job Satisfaction, Stress and Burnout in Speech-Language Pathologists: A Review (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Subjective well-being (SWB) is an evaluation of how people feel positively or negatively for life satisfaction. SWB evaluations are commonly used to measure job satisfaction. The correlation between positive and negative job satisfaction and job performance has been well documented. Stress is considered the emotional strain from unwanted or unmanageable conditions. Within the work setting, […]
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Timing of Dysphagia Screening in Alzheimer’s Dementia (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Dysphagia is expected in the late and end stages of AD, but it can also happen in the disease’s early stage. During this early stage, the oropharyngeal dysphagia may be subtle and go unnoticed by patients and caregivers. Patients should be screened throughout the AD levels because aspiration, dysphagia, sarcopenia, and polypharmacy can happen during […]
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