Earlise C Ward
Biographic Data
| ID | 323944 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Earlise C Ward |
| GIVEN NAMES | Earlise C |
| FAMILY NAME | Ward |
| SIGNATURE | WARD E C |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2680-8978 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 62 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
From ‘Little Things’ to ‘Seagulls’: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Patients' Experiences of Person‐Centred Compassionate Care in General Medical and Surgical Wards
Identifying areas for improvement in laryngectomy care: Insights from concept mapping with patients
Care for individuals with laryngectomy (IWL) is complex, requiring access to specialized multidisciplinary services along the full care continuum. However, evidence supports that challenges are experienced by some IWL accessing supportive care, with current care systems not addressing patients' postoperative and long-term needs, contributing to poor outcomes and increased patient and caregiver burden. This study explored perceptions of IWL about …
Content Validity Testing of a Nurse-Led Pediatric Dysphagia Screening Tool for Acute and Critical Care Settings Using eDelphi Methodology
Background : Pediatric oropharyngeal dysphagia screening protocols remain limited in acute and critical care settings due to the lack of psychometrically valid and reliable tools. Objectives: The eDelphi methodology was employed to establish content validity for the Children's Oral Feeding Screener (COFS), a novel, nurse-led oropharyngeal dysphagia screening tool for hospitalized children in acute and critical care (0-16 years). Methods : The two…
Current Practices and Recommendations for Children with Food Allergies and Feeding Behaviours: Insights from a Survey Among Australian Health Professionals
Background : Children with food allergies can present with paediatric feeding disorder (PFD). However, access to coordinated multidisciplinary services to support these children in Australia is inconsistent. To date, the availability of services or the perceived care needs of Australian health professionals working with this population have not been formally explored. Methods : A web-based survey was distributed to health professionals in Austral…
Patient Acceptability of Home Monitoring for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Reactivation: A Qualitative Study
Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) is a chronic, progressive condition and the commonest cause of visual disability in older adults. This study formed part of a diagnostic test accuracy study to quantify the ability of three index home monitoring (HM) tests (one paper-based and two digital tests) to identify reactivation in nAMD. The aim of this qualitative research was to investigate patients’ or participants’ views about accept…
The Covid-19 Pandemic and Ophthalmic Care: A Qualitative Study of Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD)
Concerns have been expressed about the relationship between reduced levels of health care utilisation and the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to elicit and explore the views of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and their ophthalmic care. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with thirty-five patients with nAMD taking part in a larger diagnostic accuracy study of hom…
Evaluating the Use of Telepractice for Bottle-Feeding Assessments
There is currently limited evidence supporting the use of telepractice to conduct bottle-feeding assessments. This study aimed to investigate the inter-rater reliability of bottle-feeding assessments conducted via synchronous telepractice (real-time videoconferencing). Secondary aims were to investigate parent and clinician satisfaction. Bottle-feeding skills of 30 children (aged 1 month-2 years) were simultaneously assessed by a telepractice SP …
Culturally adapted depression intervention to manage depression among women with infertility in Ghana
This study tested the feasibility of a culturally adapted depression intervention among women with infertility. Women who were seeking medical treatment for infertility were randomized into treatment and control groups. Data were collected at baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 3 months post intervention. General linear mixed model using empirical Bayesian estimates for repeated measures was used. The findings indicate an improvement in the women's …
Perceived discrimination and health-related quality-of-life: Gender differences among older African Americans
The Space of Family Care-Giving in Australian Aged Care Facilities: Implications for Social Work
While the importance of involving families in care provision in residential care facilities is recognised, how to achieve an inclusive care space that balances the needs of families, residents, staff and the sector's regulatory requirements remains problematic for social work and the aged care sector. In this paper, a spatial perspective is used to examine the role of family carers in residential care facilities. Information obtained from focus g…
Service providers' perceptions of working in residential aged care: A qualitative cross-sectional analysis
A number of professional disciplines employed internally and externally provide services in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs). Literature has long highlighted numerous workplace issues in RACFs, yet little progress has been made in addressing these. As such there has been a call for greater understanding of shared issues among service providers. The aim of the current study is to explore and compare the perceptions of a cross-section of se…
A culturally adapted depression intervention for African American adults experiencing depression: Oh Happy Day
The purpose of this article is to describe development of a culturally adapted depression intervention (Oh Happy Day Class, OHDC) designed for African American adults experiencing major depressive disorder (MDD). This project included 2 pilot studies testing the feasibility and acceptability of the OHDC and examining short-term effects of the OHDC in reducing symptoms of MDD. The OHDC is a 2.5-hr weekly, culturally specific, cognitive behavioral,…
African American Men and Women’s Attitude Toward Mental Illness, Perceptions of Stigma, and Preferred Coping Behaviors
BACKGROUND: Although research focused on African Americans with mental illness has been increasing, few researchers have addressed gender and age differences in beliefs, attitudes, and coping. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine African Americans' beliefs about mental illness, attitudes toward seeking mental health services, and preferred coping behaviors and whether these variables differ by gender and age. METHODS: An exploratory, c…
Dysphagia Management Practices Among Speech-Language Pathologists in Malaysia
In Malaysia, speech-language pathology services for dysphagia managementare yet to be fully established. Detailed knowledge of current practices is necessary to inform future training and infrastructure needs. Therefore, the current study aimed to: (a) explore current practice for dysphagia management among speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in Malaysia and (b) compare Malaysian practice to those of SLPs working in settings with an established d…
African American Men’s Beliefs About Mental Illness, Perceptions of Stigma, and Help-Seeking Barriers
Little is known about African American men’s beliefs about mental illness. A descriptive qualitative study, using the common sense model (CSM), examined African American men’s beliefs about mental illness, perceptions of stigma associated with mental illness, and barriers to help-seeking. A total of 17 community-dwelling African American men participated in individual interviews. Dimensional analysis guided by the CSM showed most of the men ident…
Psychotherapy with African American Women with Depression: Is it okay to Talk about Their Religious/Spiritual Beliefs
A growing body of research focusing on African Americans' mental health is showing that this group relies heavily on their religious/spiritual beliefs and practices to cope with mental health issues including depression. Unfortunately, the psychotherapy literature provides little guidance on how to incorporate religion/spirituality into psychotherapy with African American women. With the growing cultural diversity of the U.S. population, there ha…
African American Women's Beliefs, Coping Behaviors, and Barriers to Seeking Mental Health Services
Little is known about African American women's beliefs about mental illness. In this qualitative study we employed the Common Sense Model (CSM) to examine African American women's beliefs about mental illness, coping behaviors, barriers to treatment seeking, and variations in beliefs, coping, and barriers associated with aging. Fifteen community-dwelling African American women participated in individual interviews. Dimensional analysis, guided by…
Speech Breathing Patterns During Tracheoesophageal Speech
Although tracheoesophageal speech (TES) uses pulmonary air to drive voice production, it was hypothesized that the speech breathing patterns of patients using TES would differ from normal speakers, as speakers compensated for the increased resistance associated with alaryngeal phonation and the effects of air loss from occasional incomplete stomal occlusion. Instrumental measurements of respiratory kinematics were used to study lung volume initia…
The impact of maxillary advancement on nasality in a non-cleft population
Perceptual and objective characteristics of nasality were examined in 14 non-cleft patients prior to orthognathic surgery involving maxillary advancement. Perceptual assessments pre-surgery revealed three patients as hyponasal and two as mildly hypernasal. Instrumental assessments confirmed hyponasality in only one patient. Post-operative data was available for ten patients at six months following surgery. Four patients demonstrated significant i…
Perceptual judgements of tracheoesophageal speech: The issue of listener bias
This study examined whether listener familiarity influenced perceptual ratings of tracheoesophageal speech (TES) and whether the TES of laryngectomy and pharyngolaryngectomy patient is perceived as different by listeners of varying familiarity with alaryngeal communication. Samples of TES from 30 laryngectomy and 13 pharyngolaryngectomy patients were judged by three groups of listeners across the parameters of intelligibility, pleasantness, accep…
Pre- and post-operative counselling and information dissemination: Perceptions of patients undergoing laryngeal surgery and their spouses
(2003). Pre- and post-operative counselling and information dissemination: perceptions of patients undergoing laryngeal surgery and their spouses. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing: Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 44-68
A study of the resolution of paediatric dysphagia following traumatic brain injury: Practical implications for clinicians
Despite the potentially life-threatening complications of dysphagia (Martin, Corlew, Woods, Olson and Golopol, 1994), and the recognized benefits of early and informed intervention in the acute care setting (Mackay, Bernstein, Chapman, Morgan & Milazzo, 1992), limited research exists on the acute phase or the resolution of swallowing impairment in children subsequent to traumatic brain injury (TBI) (Rowe, 1999; Ward and Morgan, in press). The cur…
Speech outcomes following brainstem tumour in childhood
The perceptual and physiological speech characteristics of two children treated for brainstem tumours were examined. The differential patterns of performance across the speech profiles of both subjects reflect the variability in severity of dysarthria evident in the brainstem tumour population. Each subject's results were compared with a non-neurologically impaired control group. The perceptual profiles were compiled from a perceptual speech anal…
Language performance in children treated for brainstem tumour: The impact of radiotherapy
Two female subjects aged between 10 and 12 years, 20 months post high-dose radiotherapy for a low-grade astrocytoma in the brainstem region, were found to have intact language abilities across a wide range of skills including higher-level language and literacy. Subjects were tested using a battery of standardised language assessments covering general receptive and expressive language abilities, confrontation naming, problem solving, complex reaso…
Validity, reliability and responsivity of the Royal Brisbane Hospital Outcome Measure for Swallowing
One of the main limitations of outcome measures currently in use in many clinical settings is the lack of data to support the reliability and validity of the scales. The present study presents the results of psychometric investigations of the Royal Brisbane Hospital Outcome Measure for Swallowing (RBHOMS), a lO-point scale designed to document changes in swallowing disability. Functional swallowing ability at both hospital admission and discharge…
African American Women's Beliefs, Coping Behaviors, and Barriers to Seeking Mental Health Services
Little is known about African American women's beliefs about mental illness. In this qualitative study we employed the Common Sense Model (CSM) to examine African American women's beliefs about mental illness, coping behaviors, barriers to treatment seeking, and variations in beliefs, coping, and barriers associated with aging. Fifteen community-dwelling African American women participated in individual interviews. Dimensional analysis, guided by…
African American Men’s Beliefs About Mental Illness, Perceptions of Stigma, and Help-Seeking Barriers
Little is known about African American men’s beliefs about mental illness. A descriptive qualitative study, using the common sense model (CSM), examined African American men’s beliefs about mental illness, perceptions of stigma associated with mental illness, and barriers to help-seeking. A total of 17 community-dwelling African American men participated in individual interviews. Dimensional analysis guided by the CSM showed most of the men ident…
Perceived discrimination and health-related quality-of-life: Gender differences among older African Americans
Culturally adapted depression intervention to manage depression among women with infertility in Ghana
This study tested the feasibility of a culturally adapted depression intervention among women with infertility. Women who were seeking medical treatment for infertility were randomized into treatment and control groups. Data were collected at baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 3 months post intervention. General linear mixed model using empirical Bayesian estimates for repeated measures was used. The findings indicate an improvement in the women's …
Psychotherapy with African American Women with Depression: Is it okay to Talk about Their Religious/Spiritual Beliefs
A growing body of research focusing on African Americans' mental health is showing that this group relies heavily on their religious/spiritual beliefs and practices to cope with mental health issues including depression. Unfortunately, the psychotherapy literature provides little guidance on how to incorporate religion/spirituality into psychotherapy with African American women. With the growing cultural diversity of the U.S. population, there ha…
The Space of Family Care-Giving in Australian Aged Care Facilities: Implications for Social Work
While the importance of involving families in care provision in residential care facilities is recognised, how to achieve an inclusive care space that balances the needs of families, residents, staff and the sector's regulatory requirements remains problematic for social work and the aged care sector. In this paper, a spatial perspective is used to examine the role of family carers in residential care facilities. Information obtained from focus g…
Validity, reliability and responsivity of the Royal Brisbane Hospital Outcome Measure for Swallowing
One of the main limitations of outcome measures currently in use in many clinical settings is the lack of data to support the reliability and validity of the scales. The present study presents the results of psychometric investigations of the Royal Brisbane Hospital Outcome Measure for Swallowing (RBHOMS), a lO-point scale designed to document changes in swallowing disability. Functional swallowing ability at both hospital admission and discharge…
Language performance in children treated for brainstem tumour: The impact of radiotherapy
Two female subjects aged between 10 and 12 years, 20 months post high-dose radiotherapy for a low-grade astrocytoma in the brainstem region, were found to have intact language abilities across a wide range of skills including higher-level language and literacy. Subjects were tested using a battery of standardised language assessments covering general receptive and expressive language abilities, confrontation naming, problem solving, complex reaso…
A study of the resolution of paediatric dysphagia following traumatic brain injury: Practical implications for clinicians
Despite the potentially life-threatening complications of dysphagia (Martin, Corlew, Woods, Olson and Golopol, 1994), and the recognized benefits of early and informed intervention in the acute care setting (Mackay, Bernstein, Chapman, Morgan & Milazzo, 1992), limited research exists on the acute phase or the resolution of swallowing impairment in children subsequent to traumatic brain injury (TBI) (Rowe, 1999; Ward and Morgan, in press). The cur…
Speech outcomes following brainstem tumour in childhood
The perceptual and physiological speech characteristics of two children treated for brainstem tumours were examined. The differential patterns of performance across the speech profiles of both subjects reflect the variability in severity of dysarthria evident in the brainstem tumour population. Each subject's results were compared with a non-neurologically impaired control group. The perceptual profiles were compiled from a perceptual speech anal…
Perceptual judgements of tracheoesophageal speech: The issue of listener bias
This study examined whether listener familiarity influenced perceptual ratings of tracheoesophageal speech (TES) and whether the TES of laryngectomy and pharyngolaryngectomy patient is perceived as different by listeners of varying familiarity with alaryngeal communication. Samples of TES from 30 laryngectomy and 13 pharyngolaryngectomy patients were judged by three groups of listeners across the parameters of intelligibility, pleasantness, accep…
Pre- and post-operative counselling and information dissemination: Perceptions of patients undergoing laryngeal surgery and their spouses
(2003). Pre- and post-operative counselling and information dissemination: perceptions of patients undergoing laryngeal surgery and their spouses. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing: Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 44-68
The impact of maxillary advancement on nasality in a non-cleft population
Perceptual and objective characteristics of nasality were examined in 14 non-cleft patients prior to orthognathic surgery involving maxillary advancement. Perceptual assessments pre-surgery revealed three patients as hyponasal and two as mildly hypernasal. Instrumental assessments confirmed hyponasality in only one patient. Post-operative data was available for ten patients at six months following surgery. Four patients demonstrated significant i…
Speech Breathing Patterns During Tracheoesophageal Speech
Although tracheoesophageal speech (TES) uses pulmonary air to drive voice production, it was hypothesized that the speech breathing patterns of patients using TES would differ from normal speakers, as speakers compensated for the increased resistance associated with alaryngeal phonation and the effects of air loss from occasional incomplete stomal occlusion. Instrumental measurements of respiratory kinematics were used to study lung volume initia…
African American Women's Beliefs, Coping Behaviors, and Barriers to Seeking Mental Health Services
Little is known about African American women's beliefs about mental illness. In this qualitative study we employed the Common Sense Model (CSM) to examine African American women's beliefs about mental illness, coping behaviors, barriers to treatment seeking, and variations in beliefs, coping, and barriers associated with aging. Fifteen community-dwelling African American women participated in individual interviews. Dimensional analysis, guided by…
Dysphagia Management Practices Among Speech-Language Pathologists in Malaysia
In Malaysia, speech-language pathology services for dysphagia managementare yet to be fully established. Detailed knowledge of current practices is necessary to inform future training and infrastructure needs. Therefore, the current study aimed to: (a) explore current practice for dysphagia management among speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in Malaysia and (b) compare Malaysian practice to those of SLPs working in settings with an established d…
African American Men’s Beliefs About Mental Illness, Perceptions of Stigma, and Help-Seeking Barriers
Little is known about African American men’s beliefs about mental illness. A descriptive qualitative study, using the common sense model (CSM), examined African American men’s beliefs about mental illness, perceptions of stigma associated with mental illness, and barriers to help-seeking. A total of 17 community-dwelling African American men participated in individual interviews. Dimensional analysis guided by the CSM showed most of the men ident…
Psychotherapy with African American Women with Depression: Is it okay to Talk about Their Religious/Spiritual Beliefs
A growing body of research focusing on African Americans' mental health is showing that this group relies heavily on their religious/spiritual beliefs and practices to cope with mental health issues including depression. Unfortunately, the psychotherapy literature provides little guidance on how to incorporate religion/spirituality into psychotherapy with African American women. With the growing cultural diversity of the U.S. population, there ha…
African American Men and Women’s Attitude Toward Mental Illness, Perceptions of Stigma, and Preferred Coping Behaviors
BACKGROUND: Although research focused on African Americans with mental illness has been increasing, few researchers have addressed gender and age differences in beliefs, attitudes, and coping. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine African Americans' beliefs about mental illness, attitudes toward seeking mental health services, and preferred coping behaviors and whether these variables differ by gender and age. METHODS: An exploratory, c…
Service providers' perceptions of working in residential aged care: A qualitative cross-sectional analysis
A number of professional disciplines employed internally and externally provide services in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs). Literature has long highlighted numerous workplace issues in RACFs, yet little progress has been made in addressing these. As such there has been a call for greater understanding of shared issues among service providers. The aim of the current study is to explore and compare the perceptions of a cross-section of se…
A culturally adapted depression intervention for African American adults experiencing depression: Oh Happy Day
The purpose of this article is to describe development of a culturally adapted depression intervention (Oh Happy Day Class, OHDC) designed for African American adults experiencing major depressive disorder (MDD). This project included 2 pilot studies testing the feasibility and acceptability of the OHDC and examining short-term effects of the OHDC in reducing symptoms of MDD. The OHDC is a 2.5-hr weekly, culturally specific, cognitive behavioral,…
The Space of Family Care-Giving in Australian Aged Care Facilities: Implications for Social Work
While the importance of involving families in care provision in residential care facilities is recognised, how to achieve an inclusive care space that balances the needs of families, residents, staff and the sector's regulatory requirements remains problematic for social work and the aged care sector. In this paper, a spatial perspective is used to examine the role of family carers in residential care facilities. Information obtained from focus g…
Perceived discrimination and health-related quality-of-life: Gender differences among older African Americans
Evaluating the Use of Telepractice for Bottle-Feeding Assessments
There is currently limited evidence supporting the use of telepractice to conduct bottle-feeding assessments. This study aimed to investigate the inter-rater reliability of bottle-feeding assessments conducted via synchronous telepractice (real-time videoconferencing). Secondary aims were to investigate parent and clinician satisfaction. Bottle-feeding skills of 30 children (aged 1 month-2 years) were simultaneously assessed by a telepractice SP …
Culturally adapted depression intervention to manage depression among women with infertility in Ghana
This study tested the feasibility of a culturally adapted depression intervention among women with infertility. Women who were seeking medical treatment for infertility were randomized into treatment and control groups. Data were collected at baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 3 months post intervention. General linear mixed model using empirical Bayesian estimates for repeated measures was used. The findings indicate an improvement in the women's …
Patient Acceptability of Home Monitoring for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Reactivation: A Qualitative Study
Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) is a chronic, progressive condition and the commonest cause of visual disability in older adults. This study formed part of a diagnostic test accuracy study to quantify the ability of three index home monitoring (HM) tests (one paper-based and two digital tests) to identify reactivation in nAMD. The aim of this qualitative research was to investigate patients’ or participants’ views about accept…
The Covid-19 Pandemic and Ophthalmic Care: A Qualitative Study of Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD)
Concerns have been expressed about the relationship between reduced levels of health care utilisation and the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to elicit and explore the views of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and their ophthalmic care. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with thirty-five patients with nAMD taking part in a larger diagnostic accuracy study of hom…
Content Validity Testing of a Nurse-Led Pediatric Dysphagia Screening Tool for Acute and Critical Care Settings Using eDelphi Methodology
Background : Pediatric oropharyngeal dysphagia screening protocols remain limited in acute and critical care settings due to the lack of psychometrically valid and reliable tools. Objectives: The eDelphi methodology was employed to establish content validity for the Children's Oral Feeding Screener (COFS), a novel, nurse-led oropharyngeal dysphagia screening tool for hospitalized children in acute and critical care (0-16 years). Methods : The two…
Current Practices and Recommendations for Children with Food Allergies and Feeding Behaviours: Insights from a Survey Among Australian Health Professionals
Background : Children with food allergies can present with paediatric feeding disorder (PFD). However, access to coordinated multidisciplinary services to support these children in Australia is inconsistent. To date, the availability of services or the perceived care needs of Australian health professionals working with this population have not been formally explored. Methods : A web-based survey was distributed to health professionals in Austral…
From ‘Little Things’ to ‘Seagulls’: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Patients' Experiences of Person‐Centred Compassionate Care in General Medical and Surgical Wards
Identifying areas for improvement in laryngectomy care: Insights from concept mapping with patients
Care for individuals with laryngectomy (IWL) is complex, requiring access to specialized multidisciplinary services along the full care continuum. However, evidence supports that challenges are experienced by some IWL accessing supportive care, with current care systems not addressing patients' postoperative and long-term needs, contributing to poor outcomes and increased patient and caregiver burden. This study explored perceptions of IWL about …
Medicine (20 works) · Psychology (16 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Dysphagia Assessment and Management (7 works) · Audiology (6 works) · Mental health (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Surgery (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (5 works)