Khan Sikander Ghayas, Butt Ayesha Kamal, Noreen Hafsa, Butt Ayesha Kamal, Iftikhar Nayab, Khan Maroof, Azmat Rabia
Riphah International University.
Combined Military Hospital.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2019 Feb;69(2):164-167.
To determine the level of understanding and use of augmentative and alternative communication devices in Pakistani speech pathologists..
The cross-sectional survey was conducted from January to June 2015 in six major cities of Pakistan: Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar. It comprised speech and language pathologists who were asked to fill a questionnaire that consisted of10 questions. Data was analysed using SPSS17. Result: Overall calculated mean and standard error of mean from the respondents who agreed and strongly agreed regarding understanding, opinion-assessment and treatment about augmentative and alternative communication was153±36.373 and 12.124 respectively.
Of the 132 subjects, 68(51.5%) were in the education group and 64(48.5%) in the control group. Postintervention, 11(16.2%) women in the education group and 37(57.8%)in the control group developed severe preeclampsia. Subsequently, 44(64.7%) in the education group had no preeclampsia. The corresponding number in the control group was 15(23.4%).
Speech pathologists had understanding of assessing and working with individuals using augmentative and alternative communication.
确定巴基斯坦言语病理学家对辅助和替代沟通设备的理解和使用水平。
2015年1月至6月在巴基斯坦的六个主要城市进行了横断面调查:伊斯兰堡、拉瓦尔品第、拉合尔、卡拉奇、奎达和白沙瓦。调查对象为言语和语言病理学家,他们被要求填写一份包含10个问题的问卷。使用SPSS17对数据进行分析。结果:在对辅助和替代沟通的理解、意见评估和治疗方面表示同意和强烈同意的受访者中,总体计算出的均值和均值标准误差分别为153±36.373和12.124。
132名受试者中,68名(51.5%)在教育组,64名(48.5%)在对照组。干预后,教育组有11名(16.2%)女性发生重度子痫前期,对照组有37名(57.8%)。随后,教育组有44名(64.7%)未发生子痫前期。对照组的相应人数为15名(23.4%)。
言语病理学家了解对使用辅助和替代沟通的个体进行评估和开展工作。