Linda Worrall
Biographic Data
| ID | 232841 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda Worrall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda |
| FAMILY NAME | Worrall |
| SIGNATURE | WORRALL L |
| AFFILIATIONS | School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3283-7038 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exploring changing needs following minor stroke
Medical advances have led to many of the severe consequences of stroke being averted. Consequently, more people are being discharged from hospital following treatment for what is classed as minor stroke. The needs of people with minor stroke have received little research attention. The aim of the current study was to conduct an exploratory prospective needs analysis to document the unmet health, rehabilitation and psychosocial needs of a recently…
The Use of Interpretive Description Within Kaupapa Māori Research
Kaupapa Māori research (KMR) is an Indigenous research approach that is decolonizing and transformative. Interpretive description (ID) is a qualitative methodology used to generate knowledge relevant to the applied health disciplines. In this article, we discuss how we combined KMR and ID to investigate the experiences of Māori (the Indigenous peoples of New Zealand) with aphasia and their whānau (extended family). This is novel because it is the…
Nursing the Patient With Developmental Disability in Hospital
Our aim in this narrative inquiry was to understand the roles of paid carers supporting adults with developmental disability and complex communication needs in hospital, from the perspectives of 15 paid carers, 15 adults with developmental disability, and 15 hospital nurses. Results demonstrated that paid carers have an important role in supporting the adult with disability, providing information, delivering basic care, and facilitating communica…
Rehabilitation of Older Adults With Hearing Impairment
Objectives: Hearing impairment, which affects both peripheral and central structures of the auditory system, is highly prevalent among older adults and has serious consequences both for the people with hearing impairment and for those around them. This article provides an updated overview of the rehabilitation of this population. Methods: This article critically reviews the rehabilitation interventions available to older adults with hearing impai…
Outcomes of training in supervision
There is little controlled research on the impact of supervisor training on supervision. The current study examined the effects of supervision training in a sample of 46 supervisor–supervisee pairs of mental health practitioners. It compared Immediate 2-day workshop training of the pair, a wait-list control in which workshop training was delayed 3 months, and a condition in which supervisors were trained 3 months before their partners (Split). Be…
The impact of hearing impairment on quality of life of older people
This study aimed to investigate the impact of hearing impairment on the quality of life of Australian older people. Relationships between (a) hearing impairment and hearing disability/handicap, (b) hearing impairment and health-related quality of life, and (c) hearing disability/handicap and health-related quality of life were examined. Ninety-three community-based subjects were assessed using pure-tone audiometry as a measure of impairment. A di…
A survey of outcome measures used by Australian speech pathologists
In a climate of increasing accountability within speech pathology services, the purpose of this study was to document the experiences of Australian speech pathologists' use of outcome measures. The specific aims were to determine how many Australian speech pathologists were using outcome measures, determine which outcome measures were most frequently being used for various client populations, and describe the experiences of respondents in using o…
Older people with hearing impairment
In this paper, the clinical applications of the ICIDH-2 framework to the practice of audiology with older adults with acquired hearing impairment are discussed. It is argued that the current focus of audiological rehabilitation is limited to the assessment and management of Impairment and Activity, with the assumption being that, if these are addressed, Participation issues will be resolved. The techniques recommended for the direct assessment of…
Quality-of-life measurement in speech pathology and audiology
'Quality of life (QOL)', although an underlying goal of rehabilitation for people with disabilities, has been largely overlooked in the management of communication-disabled populations. It is likely that QOL has received so little attention in speech pathology and audiology because of the many difficulties that arise in determining which aspects of QOL are appropriate for assessment and intervention, and in determining how to undertake this proce…
Quality of life for people with aphasia
Quality of life (QOL) assessment for people with aphasia has been limited by many difficulties. Possibly the most important issue is altered language comprehension ability which raises concerns for response reliability and validity. Second, there are few appropriate assessments for communication-disordered populations. Recent advances in the QOL concept and theory (LaPointe, 1999; Cruice et al, 2000a,b; Hirsch and Holland, 2000), have prompted gr…
Everyday communication activities of individuals with traumatic brain injury living in New Zealand
Following traumatic brain injury, impaired communication can inhibit an individual's ability to function in the community. In order to determine accurately an individual's ability to communicate in everyday situations, the investigator must know initially what communication activities are required for daily living and then have a reliable method of gauging the individual's performance in those activities. In the present study, the communication a…
Use of communication strategies by adults with hearing impairment
Communication strategies may be used by individuals with hearing impairment to rectify communication breakdowns. Training individuals to use such strategies effectively has become a major part of many audiological rehabilitation programmes. The primary aim of this study was to investigate communication strategies used by adults with hearing impairment to overcome communication breakdowns occurring in one-to-one and group conversations. The second…
Patterns of grammatical disruption in Cantonese aphasic subjects
Studies of agrammatism usually rely on selecting 'agrammatic' speakers by using a pre-determined definition. The grammatical disruptions demonstrated by these selected subjects are then examined and accepted as the basis for identifying further agrammatic subjects. Such an approach is not only tautologous but also entails a certain degree of subjectivity in identifying agrammatism in the first place. Subjects who do not fit in well with the pre-s…
The Use of Interpretive Description Within Kaupapa Māori Research
Kaupapa Māori research (KMR) is an Indigenous research approach that is decolonizing and transformative. Interpretive description (ID) is a qualitative methodology used to generate knowledge relevant to the applied health disciplines. In this article, we discuss how we combined KMR and ID to investigate the experiences of Māori (the Indigenous peoples of New Zealand) with aphasia and their whānau (extended family). This is novel because it is the…
Nursing the Patient With Developmental Disability in Hospital
Our aim in this narrative inquiry was to understand the roles of paid carers supporting adults with developmental disability and complex communication needs in hospital, from the perspectives of 15 paid carers, 15 adults with developmental disability, and 15 hospital nurses. Results demonstrated that paid carers have an important role in supporting the adult with disability, providing information, delivering basic care, and facilitating communica…
Patterns of grammatical disruption in Cantonese aphasic subjects
Studies of agrammatism usually rely on selecting 'agrammatic' speakers by using a pre-determined definition. The grammatical disruptions demonstrated by these selected subjects are then examined and accepted as the basis for identifying further agrammatic subjects. Such an approach is not only tautologous but also entails a certain degree of subjectivity in identifying agrammatism in the first place. Subjects who do not fit in well with the pre-s…
Use of communication strategies by adults with hearing impairment
Communication strategies may be used by individuals with hearing impairment to rectify communication breakdowns. Training individuals to use such strategies effectively has become a major part of many audiological rehabilitation programmes. The primary aim of this study was to investigate communication strategies used by adults with hearing impairment to overcome communication breakdowns occurring in one-to-one and group conversations. The second…
Everyday communication activities of individuals with traumatic brain injury living in New Zealand
Following traumatic brain injury, impaired communication can inhibit an individual's ability to function in the community. In order to determine accurately an individual's ability to communicate in everyday situations, the investigator must know initially what communication activities are required for daily living and then have a reliable method of gauging the individual's performance in those activities. In the present study, the communication a…
Quality-of-life measurement in speech pathology and audiology
'Quality of life (QOL)', although an underlying goal of rehabilitation for people with disabilities, has been largely overlooked in the management of communication-disabled populations. It is likely that QOL has received so little attention in speech pathology and audiology because of the many difficulties that arise in determining which aspects of QOL are appropriate for assessment and intervention, and in determining how to undertake this proce…
Quality of life for people with aphasia
Quality of life (QOL) assessment for people with aphasia has been limited by many difficulties. Possibly the most important issue is altered language comprehension ability which raises concerns for response reliability and validity. Second, there are few appropriate assessments for communication-disordered populations. Recent advances in the QOL concept and theory (LaPointe, 1999; Cruice et al, 2000a,b; Hirsch and Holland, 2000), have prompted gr…
A survey of outcome measures used by Australian speech pathologists
In a climate of increasing accountability within speech pathology services, the purpose of this study was to document the experiences of Australian speech pathologists' use of outcome measures. The specific aims were to determine how many Australian speech pathologists were using outcome measures, determine which outcome measures were most frequently being used for various client populations, and describe the experiences of respondents in using o…
Older people with hearing impairment
In this paper, the clinical applications of the ICIDH-2 framework to the practice of audiology with older adults with acquired hearing impairment are discussed. It is argued that the current focus of audiological rehabilitation is limited to the assessment and management of Impairment and Activity, with the assumption being that, if these are addressed, Participation issues will be resolved. The techniques recommended for the direct assessment of…
The impact of hearing impairment on quality of life of older people
This study aimed to investigate the impact of hearing impairment on the quality of life of Australian older people. Relationships between (a) hearing impairment and hearing disability/handicap, (b) hearing impairment and health-related quality of life, and (c) hearing disability/handicap and health-related quality of life were examined. Ninety-three community-based subjects were assessed using pure-tone audiometry as a measure of impairment. A di…
Outcomes of training in supervision
There is little controlled research on the impact of supervisor training on supervision. The current study examined the effects of supervision training in a sample of 46 supervisor–supervisee pairs of mental health practitioners. It compared Immediate 2-day workshop training of the pair, a wait-list control in which workshop training was delayed 3 months, and a condition in which supervisors were trained 3 months before their partners (Split). Be…
Rehabilitation of Older Adults With Hearing Impairment
Objectives: Hearing impairment, which affects both peripheral and central structures of the auditory system, is highly prevalent among older adults and has serious consequences both for the people with hearing impairment and for those around them. This article provides an updated overview of the rehabilitation of this population. Methods: This article critically reviews the rehabilitation interventions available to older adults with hearing impai…
Nursing the Patient With Developmental Disability in Hospital
Our aim in this narrative inquiry was to understand the roles of paid carers supporting adults with developmental disability and complex communication needs in hospital, from the perspectives of 15 paid carers, 15 adults with developmental disability, and 15 hospital nurses. Results demonstrated that paid carers have an important role in supporting the adult with disability, providing information, delivering basic care, and facilitating communica…
The Use of Interpretive Description Within Kaupapa Māori Research
Kaupapa Māori research (KMR) is an Indigenous research approach that is decolonizing and transformative. Interpretive description (ID) is a qualitative methodology used to generate knowledge relevant to the applied health disciplines. In this article, we discuss how we combined KMR and ID to investigate the experiences of Māori (the Indigenous peoples of New Zealand) with aphasia and their whānau (extended family). This is novel because it is the…
Exploring changing needs following minor stroke
Medical advances have led to many of the severe consequences of stroke being averted. Consequently, more people are being discharged from hospital following treatment for what is classed as minor stroke. The needs of people with minor stroke have received little research attention. The aim of the current study was to conduct an exploratory prospective needs analysis to document the unmet health, rehabilitation and psychosocial needs of a recently…
Psychology (11 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility (5 works) · Audiology (5 works) · Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (5 works) · Physical therapy (5 works) · Rehabilitation (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Aphasia (3 works)